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Cardiff University: The Physiology of Taste: Taste (Gustation)

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a tutorial on the sense of taste. It provides a detailed description of the taste buds and the chemistry involved in taste.
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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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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: The Sense of Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment explores the sense of taste in humans -- why we have it, and what happens when we lose it. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Taste." Includes background reading material and discussion questions. [4:18]
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Do You Have the Willpower to Taste Something Sour?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Do try this mouth-puckering science fair project to find out if people of all ages love sour tastes, or if there a difference between the sour preferences of kids and adults. You might be able to sell creations of your own based on your...
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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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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Nose Knows Smell but How About Taste?

For Students 3rd - 8th
As if sniffles and clogged sinuses are bad enough, everything seems to taste bland and flavorless when we are sick. Gather up a few volunteers, hit the kitchen, and try this experiment to find out if there is really truth to the idea...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measuring Your Taste Threshold

For Students 9th - 10th
Some people are more susceptible to flavors than others. This experiment asks you to test your threshold for the three types of taste our tongues are capable of experiencing: salty, sweet, and sour.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Works: A Taste of Honey

For Students 9th - 10th
Read an overview of "A Taste of Honey" by Shelagh Delaney and view additional resources such as articles, collection items, and teacher resources.
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British Library

British Library: 20th Century Teaching Resources: Delaney's a Taste of Honey

For Teachers 9th - 10th
These activities encourage students to explore the social and historical context of the play "A Taste of Honey" so they can understand how revolutionary it was when first performed, and why it continues to be so popular with audiences...
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Read Works

Read Works: The Science of Taste

For Teachers 2nd
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the sense of taste. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Taste and Smell

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Imagine you open a gallon of milk, and you suddenly smell a foul odor. Your sense of smell has informed you that the milk has spoiled. So you pour the spoiled milk...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Taste and Smell Questions

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a 10-question quiz pertaining to taste and smell.
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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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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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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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University of Washington

Does the Color of Foods and Drinks Affect Their Taste?

For Students 9th - 10th
"Does the color of foods and drinks affect their taste?" Find the answer to this question and many more by checking out this website. The site gives a detailed description of several studies outlining the correlation between the color...
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PBS

Newton's Apple: Taste and Smell

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Discusses the senses of smell and taste and describes their interconnectedness. Provides an activity to investigate the interactive nature of taste and smell.
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PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Tickle My Taste Buds

For Students Pre-K - K
This engaging interactive helps children learn that different foods have different tastes.
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TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Can You Taste It?

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Few people are aware of how crucial the sense of smell is to identifying foods, or the adaptive value of being able to identify a food as being familiar and therefore safe to eat. In this lesson and activity, students conduct an...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Taste Disorders and Their Causes

For Students 9th - 10th
This five-questions quiz pertaining to related to the passage "Taste Disorders and Their Causes."
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American Museum of Natural History

American Museum of Natural History: Taste a Smell Test

For Students 1st - 5th
Take the jellybean test to see how your sense of smell enhances taste.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.52 Taste and Smell

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the human senses of taste and smell.
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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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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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