Young scholars access prior knowledge of the five senses and relate to students with disabilities. In this people with disabilities lesson, young scholars research and use a Venn diagram to compare and contrast famous people and their...

Students explore the garden with all five senses. For this Science lesson, students collect specimens from the garden to classify. Students use adjectives  to describe the objects collected.

Students create poetry and verse, using all 5 senses to paint a visual image of life in a Japanese-American internment camp.

Students write about their favorite thing using all five senses, where possible.

For this number sense worksheet, 4th graders complete a table regarding apples. Also students are asked 3 questions in which they are to determine if it is reasonable or not and they must explain their answer.

Students use the body as a sensory laboratory to explore their five senses, heartbeat, bones, and even size. In this early childhood science lesson, students build science and critical thinking skills as they take part in up to 6...

Students learn about the life of Helen Keller. In this cultural and disability awareness lesson, students read a biography about Helen Keller and discuss the differences in her life and theirs. Students discuss which sense they would...

Students, through the leading questions, guided imagery, and dance, gain a greater comprehension of snow, weather, and the five senses.

Students collect data and record it on a bar graph. In this data graphing lesson, each small group of students is assigned to collect data on one of the five senses. They then practice a song that helps them remember the purpose of each...

Fourth graders, in groups, brainstorm words that relate to the 5 senses after going on a field trip. The groups collect their words and create a piece of writing about the trip.

Students experience activities with their sense of smell. In this smell activity, students hear a story about a bull who loves to smell flowers, pretend to be a dog smelling different smells, experiment with a smell test and paint with...

For this five senses worksheet, students match each of the 5 senses with its correct picture. A reference web site is given for additional activities.

Young scholars investigate the five senses. In this five senses lesson, students read the book My Five Senses and take a barefoot walking trip. Young scholars discuss the experience by describing the smells, sounds, and textures.

Students explore the sense of touch. They investigate unknown solids using the sense of touch. Pupils use their senses of touch to match feely gloves. Students explore body parts, by tracing their hands and feet on paper. They create a...

In this senses activity, learners use the terms listed on the eye to label the figure and describe how light entering the eye becomes an image seen. Then they name the three main sections of the ear and explain what the cochlea does.

Who is responsible for protecting the environment, and who should pay when it is damaged? The role of government and private industry is complicated. A role-play simulation prompts individuals to decide how to protect a fictitious town...

Introduce organic chemistry through an analysis of flavor. A three-part unit begins with an overview of the components of flavor. Next, scholars prepare esters through esterification. Finally, they examine how all senses have an impact...

How should America respond to acts of domestic terrorism? What motivates or prompts a terrorist attack? After reading an opinion piece on the 2013 Boston Marathon bombing, your learners will critically analyze factors that could have...

Take a trip to the Colombian rainforest through the sense of touch. Here, class members discover what's inside a mystery box: wood, cinnamon, Brazil nuts, a banana, and orange. Then, the class takes a trip outside for a tree rubbing...

First graders solve the sums up to 10 using the mental math strategy of number bonding. Thirty different addition facts on the learning exercise allow for plenty of practice.

Invite your pupils to explore their surroundings with a walk around the neighborhood. Learners use their senses to make observations about their surroundings. 

The first remote sensors were people in hot air balloons taking photographs of Earth to make maps. Expose middle school learners to space exploration with the use of remote sensing. Groups explore and make observations of a new...

Our sense of smell has a wonderful way of bringing back memories. Unlock those memories with an olfactory-inspired writing prompt that challenges writers to tell a story about a specific smell and the memories it conjures.

Trench art is a nontraditional art form created by soldiers in trenches during wartime. Artist Allison Smith connects her art to the American Revolution and the question: "What are you fighting for?" Kids examine her art, how it connects...