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NBC

Nbc Learn: Common Scents: Chemistry of Smell

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this video/lesson series we will explore the sense of smell. We profile 21st Century Chemist Nate Lewis, who's working to develop an artificial "nose" that can help detect odors, including hazardous gases and chemicals. A story on the...
Handout
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.
Handout
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Your Sense of Smell

For Students 3rd - 8th
Dinner is cooking and boy does it smell good. Understand how our sense of smell works at this Exploratorium site.
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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.
Interactive
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Chemistry Simulation: Speedy Smells

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explore how the mass of a molecule affects how quickly a smell will reach our noses.
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.
Handout
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.
Graphic
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
Curated OER

Kids Health: Nose

For Students 3rd - 8th
It sniffs and smells, but how does it work? Find out more in this nose video and activity guide. [4:22]
Lesson Plan
Huntington Library

Huntington Library: Garden Lesson Plans: Smelling Up a Storm [Pdf]

For Teachers 1st - 3rd
An investigation for younger young scholars into the different scents that come from plants.
Article
Read Works

Read Works: Your Five Senses by Rachelle Kreisman

For Students K
[Free Registration/Login Required] This passage explains the five senses: taste, smell, sight, touch, and hearing. A comprehension question set and a vocabulary worksheet are available.
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McGraw Hill

The Mc Graw Hill Companies, Inc.: Sense of Smell

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site provides information on the olfactory receptors, olfactory epithelium, and olfactory bulb. Detailed drawing supplement the text along with an animation that depicts the movement of molecules through the nose.
Handout
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.
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Curated OER

Exploratorium: Your Sense of Smell

For Students 3rd - 8th
Dinner is cooking and boy does it smell good. Understand how our sense of smell works at this Exploratorium site.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food

For Students 9th - 10th
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Diminished Sensory Input and the Enjoyment of Food."
Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Fuller Brooch

For Students 9th - 10th
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...
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.
Activity
Maryland Science Center

Maryland Science Center: Smelly Lemurs [Pdf]

For Students 2nd - 5th
Test your sense of smell as you learn about how lemurs communicate.
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Sense of Smell

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Sense of Smell", created by Jan the Elder Brueghel in 1618 (Oil on panel, 65 x 109 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: The Troll Who Can Smell Christian Blood

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "The Troll Who Can Smell Christian Blood", created by Niels Hansen Jacobsen in 1896 (Bronze).
Graphic
Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Conversation Piece (The Sense of Smell)

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Conversation Piece (The Sense of Smell)", created by Jan Ii Ekels, c. 1791 (Oil on canvas, 66 x 60 cm).
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Curated OER

Web Gallery of Art: Allegory of Sight and Smell

For Students 11th - 12th
An image of "Allegory of Sight and Smell", created by Jan the Elder Brueghelz (Oil on canvas, 175 x 263 cm).
Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Tu Nariz

For Students 9th - 10th
Find out what happens when you inhale air through your nostril and how important is the sense of smell.
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.

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