Activity
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Tongue Map

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Explore the sense of taste by testing and mapping the taste buds of the human tongue. Locate areas where the tongue senses sour, sweet, salty and bitter tastes.
Interactive
Other

Senses: Online Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Have fun finding words associated with the five senses: smell, taste, touch, hearing, and sight. When finished with the game, rescramble the word search and play again.
Lesson Plan
Everything ESL

Everything Esl: Nutrition for Newcomers

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
"Nutrition for Newcomers" is a cooperative thematic unit to teach vocabulary for food names, different tastes, and nutrition. It includes many activities for different English levels.
Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: Taste

For Students 3rd - 5th
At this site from Suzy's World by Suzy Cato, you can find out how your mouth works and try an experiment involving taste.
Handout
The Franklin Institute

In Quiry Almanack: Tasting

For Students 9th - 10th
Interest students in learning about the sense of taste with this mouth watering site. Offers activities to use in the classroom as well as scientific research.
Graphic
Houghton Mifflin Harcourt

Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Imagery Chart [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
A short graphic organizer for students in studying the literary element of imagery. Includes a definition and chart with five sections with examples, one for each of the senses.
Handout
Ducksters

Ducksters: Biology for Kids: Smelling and Tasting

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn about the science of smelling and tasting. Two senses of the human body.
Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Tu Lengua

For Students 3rd - 8th
Your tongue is one tough worker. Read and learn more about the different functions of your tongue.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Senses Taste

For Teachers 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart describes our sense of taste and asks some fun questions.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: The Fabulous Five

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart contains sorting, graphing and assessment concerning our five senses.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Five Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
[Free Registration/Login Required] A review of the five senses for k-2 students.
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
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Life's Little Questions: Why Are Peppers Hot?

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Determine your sensitivity to taste by examining your tongue for the number of papillae, or taste buds, per centimeter. Investigate how capsaicin, the component that gives peppers their heat, can also be used as an anesthetic and pain...
Activity
US Department of Agriculture

U.s. Department of Agriculture: Kids Food Critic Activity

For Students 3rd - 6th
In this fun game, kids get to pick a new food at the grocery store, taste it, and rate it like a food critic.
Graphic
Curated OER

Univ. Of Washington: That's Tasty

For Students 9th - 10th
From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail describing the sense of taste through pictures, links, and solid information.
Graphic
Curated OER

Univ. Of Washington: That's Tasty

For Students 9th - 10th
From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail describing the sense of taste through pictures, links, and solid information.
Graphic
Curated OER

Univ. Of Washington: That's Tasty

For Students 9th - 10th
From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail describing the sense of taste through pictures, links, and solid information.
Graphic
Curated OER

Univ. Of Washington: That's Tasty

For Students 9th - 10th
From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail describing the sense of taste through pictures, links, and solid information.
Graphic
Curated OER

Univ. Of Washington: That's Tasty

For Students 9th - 10th
From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail describing the sense of taste through pictures, links, and solid information.
Graphic
Curated OER

Univ. Of Washington: That's Tasty

For Students 9th - 10th
From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail describing the sense of taste through pictures, links, and solid information.
Graphic
Curated OER

Science of Cooking: Your Sense of Taste

For Students 9th - 10th
How does your tongue taste? This site has tounge images, quizzes, activities and more.
Graphic
Curated OER

Taste: Activities, Experiments Models and More

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an directions for an exercise called "Tasty activities." Tasty Buds is just the first of many cool activities exploring one of the five senses. The grade levels for the activities vary so keep searching for your best fit.
Graphic
Curated OER

Taste: Activities, Experiments Models and More

For Students 9th - 10th
This site has an directions for an exercise called "Tasty activities." Tasty Buds is just the first of many cool activities exploring one of the five senses. The grade levels for the activities vary so keep searching for your best fit.