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Worksheet
Curated OER

Fetal Pig Dissection

For Students 9th - 12th
In this dissection learning exercise, high schoolers use a preserved fetal pig to learn more about anatomical terms and body systems.  Detailed diagrams and instructions are provided to guide the students through the dissection. High...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Introducing Models to Elementary School Students

For Teachers K - 8th
Students explore the concept of models. In this model instructional activity, students examine 3-dimensional models of various objects and body parts to better understand the natural world.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Sense Organs & Body Systems: Cool Facts & Trivia

For Students 4th - 12th
In this sense organs and body functions worksheet, students answer true and false questions about sense organs and body functions. Students complete 13 questions.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Plant Parts

For Students K - 1st
Little ones identify the parts of a plant and practice following directions at the same time. They color each part of the flowering plant the color indicated on the sheet. Roots are brown, leaves are green, the flower is red, and the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Make Sense of Nature

For Teachers 1st - 5th
Learners participate in this program that heightens their awareness and curiosity of nature as well as their sense of adventure and exploring new surroundings. They identify and choose an object from nature after exploring it with other...
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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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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: Our Sense of Taste

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What are the basic tastes? Where is information about taste detected in the body? In this lesson students taste four mystery substances and learn that the tongue is covered with taste buds, which contain taste receptors that communicate...
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Interactive
PBS

Pbs Nova: Tour the Tongue

For Students 9th - 10th
This audio interactive helps us learn how our sense of taste works, what happens in our brain as we eat, and why we have the ability to detect flavors like bitter and sweet. Discover why we only have five basic taste sensations: sweet,...
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Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do You Love the Taste of Food? Find Out if You're a Supertaster

For Students 3rd - 5th
To supertasters, the flavors of foods are much stronger than to average tasters. This can explain why some people are more picky about their food than others, because they experiences tastes in a much stronger form. Find out if you are a...
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Activity
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Your Sense of Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
Investigate the taste receptors on your tongue in this Life Saver tasting experiment.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: Tongue

For Students 3rd - 8th
Salty, sour, sweet - you couldn't taste any of that without a tongue. Find out how your tongue works in this movie and activity guide. [6:02]
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Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Senses: Tasting

For Students 3rd - 6th
Self-playing slideshow, with an accompaning quiz, explains our sense of taste.
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Graphic
Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: The Sense of Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
In this interactive object, learners examine the structure and function of the sense of taste.
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Activity
Curated OER

Kids Health: Stick Out Your Tongue and Say Aah!

For Students 3rd - 8th
This illustrated tongue tutorial shows that this organ is used for more than just talking (and tongue twisters). Features include Spanish version and links to related human body topics.
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Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Taste Buds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan students discover where different tastes are located on the tongue.
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Investigation of the Taste Buds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan allows learners to taste sugar, baking soda, vinegar, and salt, which are then categorized as salty, sour, bitter, and sweet.
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Handout
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Science of Cooking: Your Sense of Taste

For Students 3rd - 8th
How does your tongue taste? This site has tounge images, quizzes, activities and more.
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Activity
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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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Tongue, a Sense of Taste

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson plan allows learners to investigate the four taste sensations and the receptors on the tongue.
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Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: Taste

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site from Suzy's World by Suzy Cato, you can find out how your mouth works and try an experiment involving taste.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Science of Cooking: Your Sense of Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
How does your tongue taste? This site has tounge images, quizzes, activities and more.
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Lesson Plan
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...