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I will learn the names of the five senses and what they do.
I will learn which body part we use for each sense.
I will use my senses to observe the world around me.

Get ready to explore the world using your senses!

Key Words

sight
hearing
smell
touch
taste

Tap to Learn the Meanings!

sight: Using your eyes to see things.
hearing: Using your ears to hear sounds.
smell: Using your nose to notice different smells.
touch: Using your skin to feel things.
taste: Using your tongue to know how food tastes.

These words help you talk about how you explore the world.

Using Our Senses

We use our senses to find out what is around us.

The Five Senses

Humans have five senses:

Think Like a Scientist

What can you smell?

You will need: some things that have a strong smell in pots that have lids with holes

Arun is investigating what is inside.

He is using his sense of smell to make a prediction.

Arun writes his predictions and results in a table.

	A	B	C
Prediction	coffee	orange	chocolate
Result	coffee	lemon	chocolate

Were Arun’s predictions right?

Try doing this investigation.

Record your predictions and results in a table.

WHAT WE LEARNED

In this lesson, we learned the five senses and what each one does. We also learned which body parts help us see, hear, smell, taste, and touch, and how we can use our senses to observe the world around us. Great job using your senses like a scientist!