Science
The student will
1. name the five senses
2. use one of the five senses to discover properties of objects in the environment
3. name a body part used for each sense
4. compare objects using only one sense
5. classify objects using only one sense
6. become aware of various physical impairments
7. describe how the five senses work together
8. describe ways to show proper care of eyes, ears and nose
9. practice safety procedures relevant to the five senses
10. describe how each sense works.
Science Concept(s):
There are five senses that humans have. These five senses are touch, taste, sight, smell,
and hearing. We use our skin, nose, tongue, eyes and ears to sense things.
Grade Level(s): 1, 2, 3
Subject(s):
• Health/Body Systems and senses
Description:
To give the students a chance to put themselves in the place of blind people, and see how they manage
without the sense of sight. The students will also review all of the senses and the parts of the body that go
with each sense.
Goal:
Students will understand their five sense and the parts of the body that go with them.
Objectives:
The students will list the five senses, and will explain the parts of the body that go with each sense. The
students will be able to use a magnifying glass.
Background Information:
This activity can be used with students for primary grades. The lesson teaches the students about Braille by
taking away one of their senses, and seeing how people have to deal with their other senses to compensate
for the missing sense.
Concepts:
Students will be able to:
1. Tell about the importance of each sense.
2. Investigate around the room with their magnifying glasses.
3. Tell about the body parts associated with each sense.
Materials:
1. Blindfold
2. magnifying glass
3. braille sheets
4. posters
Procedure:
1. Introduce the senses on posters hanging on the bulletin board.
2. Raise questions and brainstorm what materials you can use your senses with.
3. Model how to use magnifying glasses.
4. Let the students investigate with their magnifying glasses around the room.
5. Hold a class discussion about what they observed.
6. Blind fold every other student, and have their partner (without the blindfold) help them. Feel objects
around the room.
7. Next, handout braille sheets and let students feel how the blind read.
8. Have students trade partners, so each has a turn being blind and helping.
Assessment:
Have each pair of students ask and answer questions presented by the other. When they are finished have
a class discussion, and talk about why each senseis so important to us.
• Senses - the things in and on our bodies that help us learn about the world
around us.
• Sight - the sense of being able to see.
• Hearing - the sense of being able to hear.
• Touch - the sense of being able to touch and fell an object.
• Taste - the sense of being able to tell what an item tastes like.
• Smell - the sense of being able to tell what an item smells like.
The Five Senses
BIG IDEAS
We learn about the world through our five senses. The number five has
other names.
Sight
The sense of sight helps us recognize each other and learn about color,
motion and distance.
Hearing
The sense of hearing helps us learn from each other through communica-
tion. Sound can produce patterns.
Touch
The sense of touch helps us learn about our world by feeling it and learn-
ing the size, texture and shape of things.
Smell
The sense of smell helps us enjoy life and helps us learn about unsafe
conditions.
Taste
Taste helps us, among other things, to select and enjoy food. There are
four familiar tastes.
Altogether, Now
We learn best about our world when we use our five senses at the same
time.
The Five Senses
Page author: Mckenzie Coffee
Last modified date: May 11, 2004
The Human body has five senses that are used every day to
detect smell, taste, sound, touch, and sight. It is important
to know
This is a nose that detects what
different smells. The nose smells body
good or bad things. It is part
important because it could smell a
detects
flower that smells good or smoke
that could mean trouble. what and
why.
This is an ear that detects noise
or sounds. It is important
because it could warn you that
something like a car is coming so
you could get out of the way.
This is an eye. Eyes are a part of
the body so people can see the
world. The eyes can see beautiful
things but also not the best of
things, so it is important to be
careful.
This is a tongue that people taste
with. The tongue can detect sour,
sweet and salty foods. The
tongue can also detect yucky
foods depending on a persons
taste buds.
Our senses
are the
These are hands that feel and
touch. Hands along with many
other body parts enable a person
to feel a surface, temperature
and much more.
physical means by which all living things see, hear, smell, taste, and touch. Each sense
collects informaton about the world and detects changes within the body. Both people and
animals get all of their knowledge from their senses, and that is why our senses are so
important.
This is a nose that detects different smells. The nose smells good or bad
things. It is important because it could smell a flower that smells good or
smoke that could mean trouble.
This is an ear that detects noise or sounds. It is important because it could
warn you that something like a car is coming so you could get out of the way.
This is an eye. Eyes are a part of the body so people can see the world. The
eyes can see beautiful things but also not the best of things, so it is
important to be careful.
This is a tongue that people taste with. The tongue can detect sour, sweet
and salty foods. The tongue can also detect yucky foods depending on a
persons taste buds.
These are hands that feel and touch. Hands along with many other body
parts enable a person to feel a surface, temperature and much more.
Sight
The sense of sight helps us recognize each other and learn about color,
motion and distance.
Hearing
The sense of hearing helps us learn from each other through communica-
tion. Sound can produce patterns.
Touch
The sense of touch helps us learn about our world by feeling it and learn-
ing the size, texture and shape of things.
Smell
The sense of smell helps us enjoy life and helps us learn about unsafe
conditions.
Taste
Taste helps us, among other things, to select and enjoy food. There are
four familiar tastes.
Altogether, Now
We learn best about our world when we use our five senses at the same
time.
