Harvard University
Harvard Robotics Laboratory
Research projects on computational vision, neural networks, tactile sensing, motion control and VLSI systems. Plus general info, Harvard and robotics related pages.
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: Which Types of Sounds Do You Know?
For this lesson, students learn about the five senses, identify objects that make sound, and take a fun fact quiz at the end.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Solid, Liquid or Gas?
Students are given a variety of materials and asked to identify if each material as a solid, liquid or gas. They use their five senses - sight, sound, smell, texture and taste - to identify the other characteristics of each item.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Two Eyes
Use this site to find out why we have two eyes and how they work together.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Tus Ojos
Learn about the part of your body that lets you read the back of your favorite cereal box, and let you see all those beautiful things around you.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Eye
Find out how your eyes work and try an experiment involving a cartoon flip book.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How We See Color
There are three types of color receptors in your eye: red, green and blue. But how do we see the amazing kaleidoscope of other colors that make up our world? The following learning module explains how humans can see everything from...
Other
Society for Neuroscience: Brain Facts [Pdf]
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).
Smithsonian Institution
National Museum of Natural History: American Mammals: California Leaf Nosed Bat
California leaf-nosed bats usually use their sense of sight (rather than echolocation) when they are foraging, and resort to echolocation only in total darkness. They fly slowly, close to the ground or to vegetation, and often take...
San Diego Natural History Museum
San Diego Natural History: Kids' Habitat :The Eyes Have It Simple Eyes
Earthworms and other simple animals like the starfish have a different eye structure known as a 'simple' eye.Learn about its anatomy and how it functions.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: The Fabulous Five
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains sorting, graphing and assessment concerning our five senses.
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Imagery Chart [Pdf]
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.
Earth Life
Earth Life: A Bird's Brain and Nerves
Learn about the nervous system of birds. Written at a reader friendly level.
Other
Ergonomics4 Schools: The Learning Zone: Aesthetics
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...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Chemical Wonders
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...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Helen Keller
During this lesson, learners learn about the life of Helen Keller and how she communicated with others. Students have the opportunity to use sign language to communicate with others. Learners gain an appreciation for their sight and...
University of Washington
University of Washington: Synesthesia
Have you ever seen something and associated it with a taste? If so, you many have Synesthesia. This condition is not widely publicized but may be present in as many as 1 out of every 200 individuals. Learn more about "joined perception"...
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Write and Read Braille
There is a special writing system for the visually impaired called braille. This activity will show you how to read with your fingers.
Curated OER
Time: The Miracle Helen Keller
This Time 100 article looks at the life and work of Helen Keller who "altered our perception of the disabled and remapped the boundaries of sight and sense."