CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Senses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial explains how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.
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Senses: Online Word Search Puzzle
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.
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Sensitivity Tester
Explore skin sensitivity on different areas of the human arm by performing a blindfold test with paperclip points touching the skin. Compare and contrast results.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Five Senses
[Free Registration/Login Required] A review of the five senses for k-2 students.
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Sense Lang: Free Touch Typing Program
Learn how to type correctly or test your typing skills with this free tutorial.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Senses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why Do We Itch?
The average person experiences dozens of individual itches each day. Emma Bryce digs deep into the skin to find out.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: That's Hot! Robot Brain Programming
With the challenge to program computers to mimic the human reaction after touching a hot object, students program LEGO robots to "react" and move back quickly once their touch sensors bump into something. By relating human senses to...
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Ontario Council for Technology Education: Sensory Garden Design [Pdf]
In this project, students will design a sensory garden. The area to be designed is for a flower bed 3' wide, 5' long and 3' high. The design must be wheelchair-accessible from all sides. Students will research the different sensory...
Curated OER
University of Washington: The Senses Touch
Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.
Curated OER
University of Washington: The Senses Touch
Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.
Curated OER
University of Washington: The Senses Touch
Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.
Curated OER
University of Washington: The Senses Touch
Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.
Curated OER
University of Washington: The Senses Touch
Do you know what the largest sensory organ of the body is? Use this site on skin and its sense of touch to learn more.
Curated OER
The Senses
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...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: The Fuller Brooch
The Fuller Brooch is the earliest known personification of the Five Senses. This splendid circular brooch is made from hammered sheet silver. The center part is decorated with five figures who represent the five human senses. In the...
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Keybr: Typing Practice
Free online typing tutor will help you teach touch typing. Touch typing is typing without using the sense of sight to find the keys. A person possessing touch typing skills will know their location on the keyboard through muscle memory.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Color Is Tuesday? Exploring Synesthesia
How does one experience synesthesia- the neurological trait that combines two or more senses? Synesthetes may taste the number 9 or attach a color to each day of the week. Richard E. Cytowic explains the fascinating world of entangled...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Science: Antarctica: Which Types of Sounds Do You Know?
For this lesson, students learn about the five senses, identify objects that make sound, and take a fun fact quiz at the end.
Better Lesson
Better Lesson: Awesome, Weird, Cool Not!
From observing a cat to touching and describing mysterious things in brown paper bags, 4th graders learn to understand that specialized senses and precise words go hand in hand in developing good inquiry skills.
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Society for Neuroscience: Brain Facts [Pdf]
This is a publication on the human brain and how it works. Gives details on the neuron, how the senses interact with the brain and much more. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: The Wonder Pill: Placebo 1
Investigate how the brain can be fooled into incorrectly processing sensory information. Conduct an experiment to fool someone into thinking you've touched his or her hand.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Halloween Activty: Pumpkin Matching
A game challenging students to match pumpkins by combining, categorizing, and visual spatial skills. Move quickly and make sure to keep the pumpkins from touching the sides.
Exploratorium
Exploratorium: Science Snacks: Perception
Try one of these 33 perception activities in your classroom.
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