Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Tongue, a Sense of Taste

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
This lesson plan allows students to investigate the four taste sensations and the receptors on the tongue.
Unit Plan
National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Using Our Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This lesson plan site delves into the senses of smell, touch, taste, sight, and hearing. Students will be able to describe the ways senses affect their lives and how a pediatrician uses his/her senses to examine patients.
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Introduction to the Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan allows students to investigate body parts associated with each of the five senses.
Unit Plan
SEDL

Sedl: Five Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary students will gain great insight into the workings of our five senses through this collection of detailed, integrated lesson plans for grades K-3. Each lesson contains a list of needed materials, hands-on explorations...
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: The Investigation of the Taste Buds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan allows students to taste sugar, baking soda, vinegar, and salt, which are then categorized as salty, sour, bitter, and sweet.
Lesson Plan
Michigan Reach Out

Taste Buds

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
In this lesson plan students discover where different tastes are located on the tongue.
Interactive
University of Washington

The Senses

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has a collection of learning activities, games, experiments, and lesson plans on the five senses. Organized by grade level and topic, this site is packed with an assortment of interactive and engaging activities, that would...