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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Taste a Smell Test

For Students 1st - 5th
Take the jellybean test to see how your sense of smell enhances taste.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Taste Disorders and Their Causes

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-questions quiz pertaining to related to the passage "Taste Disorders and Their Causes."
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Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: The Tongue (Taste Buds)

For Students 9th - 10th
Players will test their knowledge of the anatomy of the tongue by taking this 6 question quiz.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: How Do You Make the 'Best' Cookie?

For Students 3rd - 5th
The benefit to cooking food from scratch versus store bought food is that you determine the taste. In this science fair project, discover if you can perfect the taste of your favorite cookie right in your own kitchen by experimenting...
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Education.com

Education.com: Educational Activities for Kids

For Students Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] Great activities for you and your little ones! Extreme Hopscotch, Taste Test Science, Build Writing Muscles, and much, much more! Links to worksheets and education-related articles.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: A Tasty Experiment

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students conduct an experiment to determine whether or not the sense of smell is important to being able to recognize foods by taste. They do this by attempting to identify several different foods that have similar textures. For some of...
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Tongue Map

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the sense of taste by testing and mapping the taste buds of the human tongue. Locate areas where the tongue senses sour, sweet, salty and bitter tastes.
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PBS

Pbs Teachers: Life's Little Questions: Why Are Peppers Hot?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Determine your sensitivity to taste by examining your tongue for the number of papillae, or taste buds, per centimeter. Investigate how capsaicin, the component that gives peppers their heat, can also be used as an anesthetic and pain...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food."
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Lesson Plan
Council for Economic Education

Econ Ed Link: Hey Pop!

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
One of the best sounds and smells is fresh popcorn! At the movies, at the fair, or at home, everyone likes to munch on popcorn. What is your favorite brand? Is the most expensive the best? You will conduct a taste test to find out. You...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Flavor That Food! Exploring the Science of Marinades

For Students 6th - 8th
Have you ever tasted a delicious burger and wondered how it got so much flavor? Maybe you've heard your family talk about marinating foods before cooking or grilling them. A marinade is a mixture of seasonings used to flavor or tenderize...
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Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Inquiry: How Herbs Change Based on Growing Conditions

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this activity, students will develop writing, math, and inquiry skills by investigating the taste of basil. Students will test basil in different growing conditions while also comparing it to a controlled variable. Students will then...
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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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Ingles Mundial

Ingles Mundial: Transportation (Transporte)

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Extensive site focusing on Spanish-speaking ELL. This section practices sound recognition - contrasts "e" & "ey" (wet/wait, test/taste). Great interactive listening comprehension exercises reinforce teachings. Site has a "Teacher's...
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Alabama Learning Exchange

Alex: Pass It Down

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This lesson, Pass It Down, integrates science and math into two consecutive hands-on genetics activities that should be embedded within an existing genetics unit suitable for biology students. The results of each activity will be...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Stoichiometry and the Properties of Acetic Acid

For Students 9th - 10th
Stoichiometry I Passage: Properties of acetic acid followed by a five-question quiz.

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