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Activity
Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center: Smelly Lemurs [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 5th
Test your sense of smell as you learn about how lemurs communicate.
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Activity
Other

Society for Neuroscience: Brain Facts [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a publication on the human brain and how it works. Gives details on the neuron, how the senses interact with the brain and much more. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Graphic
Curated OER

University of Washington: Nose Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how the structures of the noseinteract to produce our sense of smell.Has links to lab activities and teacher lessonson this topic.
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Graphic
Curated OER

University of Washington: Nose Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how the structures of the noseinteract to produce our sense of smell.Has links to lab activities and teacher lessonson this topic.
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Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Science and the Brain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Describe the "mush-brain" effect, and test blindfolded subjects for their ability to identify items by smell. Explore the effect of biofeedback to help overcome illnesses, and attempt the mind-over-body techniques of visualizing and...
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Sense of Smell

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Sense of Smell", created by Jan the Elder Brueghel in 1618 (Oil on panel, 65 x 109 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Conversation Piece (The Sense of Smell)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Conversation Piece (The Sense of Smell)", created by Jan Ii Ekels, c. 1791 (Oil on canvas, 66 x 60 cm).
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Tu Nariz

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what happens when you inhale air through your nostril and how important is the sense of smell.
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Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Imagery Chart [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short graphic organizer for students in studying the literary element of imagery. Includes a definition and chart with five sections with examples, one for each of the senses.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Leffingwell and Associates: Olfaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a technical discussion of the anatomy and physiology involved in the receptors associated with the sense of smell. Includes pictures and formulas.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Leffingwell and Associates: Olfaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a technical discussion of the anatomy and physiology involved in the receptors associated with the sense of smell. Includes pictures and formulas.
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Article
Other

Ergonomics4 Schools: The Learning Zone: Aesthetics

For Students 9th - 10th
The term 'aesthetics' concerns our senses and our responses to an object. If something is aesthetically pleasing to you, it is 'pleasurable' and you like it. If it is aesthetically displeasing to you, it is not pleasurable and you don't...
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Graphic
Curated OER

Leffingwell and Associates: Olfaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a technical discussion of the anatomy and physiology involved in the receptors associated with the sense of smell. Includes pictures and formulas.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Leffingwell and Associates: Olfaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a technical discussion of the anatomy and physiology involved in the receptors associated with the sense of smell. Includes pictures and formulas.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Leffingwell and Associates: Olfaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a technical discussion of the anatomy and physiology involved in the receptors associated with the sense of smell. Includes pictures and formulas.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Leffingwell and Associates: Olfaction

For Students 9th - 10th
Provides a technical discussion of the anatomy and physiology involved in the receptors associated with the sense of smell. Includes pictures and formulas.
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Article
Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Deet Confuses Mosquitoes

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses why DEET insect repellant is effective including research showing how a mosquito's sense of smell is confused by DEET, so it doesn't recognize a potential food source such as human skin.
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Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Chemical Wonders

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students are introduced to chemical engineering and learn about its many different applications. They are provided with a basic introduction to matter and its different properties and states. An associated hands-on activity gives...
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Handout
PBS

Pbs: Champion Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
The PBS video series "The Life of Birds" is accompanied with this site. There are articles about several aspects of birds and their behavior. This one chronicles the highest, fastest, and most extreme birds. There are lots of examples.
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Handout
Canadian Museum of Nature

Canadian Museum of Nature: Euoplocephalus

For Students 9th - 10th
Among some the interesting details of the Euoplocephalus is its armored tail. A detailed description is provided here.
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Handout
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: Mountain Beaver

For Students 4th - 8th
Some scientists think the Mountain Beaver is the world's most primitive living rodent, similar in appearance and behavior to animals that lived 60 million years ago. They have small eyes and ears and luxurious whiskers, and are, like...
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Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Newton's Apple: Why Do Bees Sting?

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Lesson plan that explains why bees sting, how bee societies are organized and an activity for students to learn how bees communicate using pheromones.
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Interactive
Inner Body

Innerbody: Nasal Passages

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Innerbody.com provides a general overview of how the human nasal passages work. A second page illustrates the use of the nasal cavity with animation.