A WebQuest created by Sara Wright
What does popcorn smell like?
What does a snowflake look like?
What does a kitten feel like?
What does your favorite song sound
like?
What does chocolate cake taste
like?
These are some questions you are able to answer by using your five
senses!
Smell
We smell with our noses. We have special nerves in our noses to help
us smell. We use our noses to get information.
Some smells are good and some smells are bad. Smelling can alert us to
danger.
Use the following website to find out about
some very distinctive smells.
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chsmell.html
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Sight
We see with our eyes. Sight is the result of
light entering the eye and being processed in the brain. We need light
to see. Two eyes help us locate things. Seeing helps us learn. Some people
see differently. Eyes can trick us.
Go to the following website and look at the
pictures...Write down what you see. This may be tricky!
http://members.aol.com/Ryanbut/illusion4.html
Touch
We feel with our skin. Our skin has nerves
in it which help us feel. We find out about objects by feeling similarities
and differences. We feel different sensations. There are words that tell
us how things feel. There are some dangerous things that we should never
touch. Sometimes we use touch to tell people how we feel. How many touch
receptors on your fingertips?
http://tqjunior.thinkquest.org/3750/touch/touch.html?tqskip=1
Hearing
We hear with our ears. Sound comes from air
vibrations. We need air to hear. We have two ears to help us locate things
in space. Listening helps us learn. Sounds can make us have certain feelings.
Sounds can give us pictures in our head to help us identify things. Some
people hear differently.
Name three parts of the ear.
http://www.innerbody.com/text/nerv04.html
Taste
We taste with our tongues. The tasting parts
of our tongue are called taste buds. We need moisture to taste. Our sense
of smell helps us taste foods more clearly. The mouth has other uses.
Use this website to find out what the four
tastes are.
http://peace.saumag.edu/faculty/Kardas/Courses/GPWeiten/C4SandP/FourTastes.html
http://www.education-world.com/a_lesson/lesson183.shtml
http://www.preschoolrainbow.org/5senses.htm
http://www.hhmi.org/senses/