Our Five Senses
by Barbara J. Feldman
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Our five senses of sight, sound, smell, touch and taste are
often explored in preschool and kindergarten, but they are also
studied by scientists. Reflecting this, today's sites are a
mixed bag, with a little something for everyone from elementary
students to high-school students, preschool teachers and
perpetual learners interested in recent discoveries.
Brain Pop Senses
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The animators at BrainPop are back with five excellent pages
devoted to our five senses: hearing, seeing, smelling, tasting
and feeling. Each page includes a movie, a quiz, an experiment
and a activity. Free movie passes are now limited to three per
day so you won't be able to view all five movies in one visit.
Unlimited BrainPop access is available by paid subscription for
both families and classrooms.
Minutes from ME: Coming to our Senses
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Margaret Ennis (aka ME) is a part-time teacher and volunteer at
The Franklin Institute Online. In these pages she "shares her
ideas for making learning fun, particularly online." This first
page outlines a classroom activity for using our senses to
describe the world around us. To access five additional pages
on the senses, use the archive link at the bottom of the page.
>From the archive either scroll down about half way, or use your
browser find function to search for "seeing."
Neuroscience for Kids: The Senses
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"The smell of a flower. The memory of a walk in the park. The
pain of stepping on a nail. These experiences are made possible
by the three pounds of tissue in our heads...the BRAIN!!
Neuroscience for Kids has been created for all students and
teachers who would like to learn about the nervous system."
This fabulous site starts with dozens of classroom experiments
and word search puzzles. For more on the five senses, follow
the links to "On the Senses" and "Amazing Animal Senses" that
you'll find in the middle of the page.
SEDL Five Senses
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The Southwestern Educational Development Laboratory has created
a wonderful five-senses unit for preschool and kindergarten
teachers. Focusing on both abilities (such as hearing and
seeing) and challenges (such as being blind or deaf), the unit
includes lots of participation and activities. Each lesson
begins with the reading of a popular picture book (such as
"Brown Bear, Brown Bear, What do you See?" by B. Martin, Jr.)
and all seven lessons are also available in Spanish.
Seeing, Hearing , and Smelling the World
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In the only one of today's sites geared toward high school
students and adults, The Howard Hughes Medical Institute reports
on "new findings [that] help scientists make sense of our
senses." These fascinating articles include titles such as
"Breaking the Code of Color," "The Quivering Bundles That Let
Us Hear" and "The Mystery of Smell."
***** Spectacular! **** Wonderful! *** Great
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