Five Senses

Age Range Key

Ear Anatomy (Y)
Labeled diagram of the parts of the ear. From Enchanted Learning.

Wild Sanctuary: Voice of the natural world (Y)
Travel the world by soundscape and listen as the most exotic creatures sing!

Audition (Hearing) (Y,M,O,T)
K-12 activities and experiments for learning about hearing and sounds. Includes a complete lesson plan on hearing with Teacher Resource, Teacher Guide and Student Guide.

Smell (Olfaction) (Y,M,O,T)
K-12 activities and experiments for learning about the sense of smell. Includes a complete lesson plan on olfaction with Teacher Resource, Teacher Guide and Student Guide.

Taste (Gustation) (Y,M,O,T)
K-12 activities and experiments for learning about the sense of taste. Includes a fun summary of published experiments on the influence of sight on the taste of drinks and food.

Touch Experiments (Y,M,O,T)
K-12 activities and experiments for learning about the sense of touch. Includes a complete lesson plan on 2-point discrimination with Teacher Resource, Teacher Guide and Student Guide.

Sight (Vision) (Y,M,O,T)
K-12 activities and experiments for learning about vision and how eyes work.

Decibel Levels (Y,M,O,T)
Chart of decibel levels of some situations from a quiet room to a jet engine.

The Braille Bug Site (Y,M)
Braille is a system of writing that uses raised dots that allows sight-impaired people to use their sense of touch to access information they may not otherwise have. From the American Foundation for the Blind

Stick out your tongue and say "aah" (Y,M)
From Kids' Health, lots of info about the tongue and taste

Five Senses (Y)
A unit with lesson plans for each of the five senses and how they work together. All lesson plans are also available in Spanish.

Our 5 Senses (Y)
Hands on activities for teaching the 5 senses

32 Engaging Five Senses Activities (Y)
Learning about the five senses for preschool and kindergarten.

Our Five Senses Unit (Y)
Seven lessons for teaching kindergarteners about seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.