Humans can sense about 10,000 different odors. Young scientists explore how humans interpret the world around them using their senses. The instructor reminds learners of action potentials and the nervous system and then focuses on three senses: smell, vision, and hearing. This is the 10th video in a series of 21 related human body videos. 

Concepts

the five senses, hearing, vision, sense of smell, the central nervous system

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Utilize the review worksheet while learners watch the video; stop it periodically to discuss answers

Classroom Considerations

• Assumes viewers know something about the nervous system and action potentials
• Video best fits with higher-level biology classes or AP Biology 

Pros

• Includes a link to a review worksheet
• Video uses high-quality diagrams and images

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.11-12.4