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What's This? Sensing InteractiveWhat's This? Sensing Interactive
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American Museum of Natural History
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Grade
6th - 12th
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Science
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45 mins
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What's This? Sensing

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There is a scallop that relies on sight so much that it actually has more than 100 eyes! There are many species that rely heavily on one sense or another. An online interactive resource has youth read about several of these animals. The interactive options provide additional information about the five senses and make the resource appropriate for a remote learning experience.

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Concepts

the five senses, sense of touch, sense of sight, sense of hearing, sense of smell, sense of taste, adaptations, evolution, remote learning

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Challenge learners to find additional animals that use each of the five senses in extraordinary ways
  • Follow the lesson with an activity that tests pupils' five senses

Classroom Considerations

  • Expects background knowledge of the five senses
  • This resource is only available on an unencrypted HTTP website.It should be fine for general use, but don’t use it to share any personally identifiable information

Pros

  • Pop-ups provide vocabulary support
  • Provides immediate feedback for assessment questions

Cons

  • None

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