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University of Washington

University of Washington: Nose Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
Discusses how the structures of the noseinteract to produce our sense of smell.Has links to lab activities and teacher lessonson this topic.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Kids Science Projects and Experiments: Sense of Smell

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn by experimenting with science. Project about the sense of smell.
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The Franklin Institute

In Quiry Almanack: Smelling

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides fun activities for kids to do in the classroom to help them better understand the sense of smell.
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Society for Science and the Public

Science News for Students: Making Sense of Scents

For Students 3rd - 8th
How does your nose work in combination with your brain to analyze all the different scents you smell? Find out what scientists have discovered after studying how mouse brain cells react to different scents.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Dog Scents: The Super Nose of Man's Best Friend

For Students 3rd - 8th
Everyone thinks their dog's the best, but in the case of smelling ability, all dogs possess super powers. In fact, a dog's nose can be over a 1,000 times more sensitive than a human's. In this project, learn about smell from a dog's...
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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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Merck Sharp & Dohme Corp.

Merck Manual: Smell and Taste Disorders

For Students 9th - 10th
The Merck Manual offers an interesting article that describes ways in which your sense of smell can be affected. Diagnosis and treatment for loss of smell are also discussed.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Sense and Sensibility

For Students 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the sense of smell and the sense of taste. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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South Carolina Educational Television

Etv: Nasa Online: Sense of Smell

For Students 3rd - 8th
Animation demonstrates how the nose perceives and interprets a smell.
Unit Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: The Senses

For Students K - 1st
In the following activities students can learn about the basic characteristics and structures of the brain, skull and sensory system; investigate sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch; and discover how the brain and the senses are...
Activity
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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University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: My Body My Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teacher's guide introduces children to the human body and the five senses and covers the major body parts and what they do. Children also will use their five senses to learn about the world.
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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.
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.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Senses: Smelling

For Students 4th - 9th
Self-playing slideshow, with an accompanying quiz, explains the anatomy and sensorial function of the nose.
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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.
Lesson Plan
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute Online: Coming to Our Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Help students make "Sense," of their senses by using them in the classroom. Site provides discovery activities students can do on themselves, in their classrooms and around campus. A scavenger hunt is also provided.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Senses

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems students discover the function of the sensory structures in the human body.
Activity
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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Wisc-Online

Wisc Online: The Sense of Smell

For Students 9th - 10th
In this animated object, learners trace the olfactory pathway from the nasal cavity to the olfactory cortex.
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: Introduction to the Senses

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

Pbs Kids: Sid the Science Kid: I Sense

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen carefully. Can you answer Sid's questions about the five senses?
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Through the Nose

For Teachers 8th
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about dogs and their sense of smell. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

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