Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Sense of Sight
An image of "The Sense of Sight", created by Jan the Elder Brueghel in 1618 (Oil on panel, 65 x 109 cm).
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Fuller Brooch
The Fuller Brooch is the earliest known personification of the Five Senses. This splendid circular brooch is made from hammered sheet silver. The center part is decorated with five figures who represent the five human senses. In the...
PBS
Pbs: Nature: Raptor Force
Online companion of a Nature documentary about birds of prey, their sense of sight, and their powers of locomotion. Includes a game, Raptor Vision, that lets players see the world through the eyes of a raptor.
Georgia Department of Education
Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Senses
Through informational text with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems students discover the function of the sensory structures in the human body.
Curated OER
Kids Health: What's Visual Impairment
What's it like for people who are visually impaired? How does it happen and what can be done? Be sure to read the whole article and click on the tabs to the right for more information.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Senses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial explains how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.
Eastern Kentucky University
Eastern Kentucky University: Ornithology: Nervous System
This site, created by a biology professor at Eastern Kentucky University, provides an overview of the brain and nerve senses of the bird.
Other
Senses: Online Word Search Puzzle
Have fun finding words associated with the five senses: smell, taste, touch, hearing, and sight. When finished with the game, rescramble the word search and play again.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Five Senses
[Free Registration/Login Required] A review of the five senses for k-2 students.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Senses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Senses Seeing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart points users to a website explaining how the eye works, and then gives students practice on remembering the parts of the eye. Play the game - Guess whose eye!!
University of Washington
University of Washington: Central Visual Pathways
Explore the world of central visual pathways. The visual pathway leads from the eye to the primary visual cortex. There is a detailed visual description of this process. Check it out.
Discovery Education
Discovery Education: The Eye: Structure and Function
In this lesson, learners learn about the structure and function of the human eye and research how it compares to animal eyes. They will then choose an eye, write a description, and make an illustration of it, which other students will...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Mystery of the Senses Vision
Understand how our brain identifies an object, view six optical illusions and explain why the visual system might interpret them the way it does.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Life Science for Grade 4 With Wild Kratts
This unit uses Wild Kratt videos, hands-on activities, and document resources to teach about animal senses. Extensions for further learning are also provided.
Other
Ontario Council for Technology Education: Sensory Garden Design [Pdf]
In this project, young scholars will design a sensory garden. The area to be designed is for a flower bed 3' wide, 5' long and 3' high. The design must be wheelchair-accessible from all sides. Students will research the different sensory...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Haptics: Touch Command
Students experience haptic (the sense of touch) feedback by using LEGO MINDSTORMS NXT robots and touch sensors to emulate touch feedback recognition. With four touch sensors connected to LEGO NXTs, they design sensor attachments that...
PBS
Jean Michel Cousteau: Ocean Adventures: Whale Navigation
Interesting site explores how whales navigate the waters without a sense of sight. Learn about the noises they use to communicate to migrate.
Other
Keybr: Typing Practice
Free online typing tutor will help you teach touch typing. Touch typing is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys. A person possessing touch typing skills will know their location on the keyboard through muscle memory.
Curated OER
The Senses
This site has a collection of learning activities, games, experiments, and lesson plans on the five senses. Organized by grade level and topic, this site is packed with an assortment of interactive and engaging activities, that would...
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat: The Eyes Have It Single Lens Eye
The single-lens eye is found on all vertebrate animals. Learn about the main parts of this eye and the purpose each serves.
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat :The Eyes Have It Compound Eye
Invertebrates are known to have compound eyes. Learn the anatomy and function of this kind of eye.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Optical Illusions and How They Work
What you see and what you think you see are different things. Find out what your brain doing behind-the-scenes!
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Perception
Try one of these 33 perception activities in your classroom.