Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
Holt, Rinehart and Winston: Elements of Literature: Imagery Chart [Pdf]
A short graphic organizer for students in studying the literary element of imagery. Includes a definition and chart with five sections with examples, one for each of the senses.
Natural History Museum
Natural History Museum: The Secret Life of Bats: Bat Senses
Part of an online exhibit on bats, this section focuses on bat senses: sight, olfaction (smell), echolocation, and hearing.
ABCya
Ab Cya: Five Senses
The Five Senses is an educational activity for kids to learn about taste, smell, vision, hearing, and touch. The lesson will introduce each of the five senses one at a time. Students will then be assessed through a multiple choice...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Human and Robot Sensors
Students are provided with a rigorous background in human "sensors" (including information on the main five senses, sensor anatomies, and nervous system process) and their engineering equivalents, setting the stage for three associated...
Other
Solar Music Helioseismology
This lesson plan demonstrates how to gather knowledge about an object (the Sun) using our sense of hearing. This lesson is designed for grade levels K-3.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Five Senses
[Free Registration/Login Required] A review of the five senses for k-2 students.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Tus Oidos
Learn about the three different parts of your ears and how their keep you upright.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Measuring Vibrational Frequency With Light
Strike a key on the piano, and you hear the string vibrating. Just about any object vibrates when it's knocked, but how much and how fast? This project helps you find out. You'll build a simple light-sensing circuit for measuring the...
Other
Sim Professional Development and Enterprise Learning: 3 Reasons Why Systems Thinking Is Important for Innovation
In a world where interconnectedness and complexity hold sway, systems thinking offers a disciplined approach to make sense of the world and find innovative solutions to problems. How can a disciplined systems thinking approach lead...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Helen Keller
During this lesson plan, students learn about the life of Helen Keller and how she communicated with others. Students have the opportunity to use sign language to communicate with others. Students gain an appreciation for their sight and...
Other
Fukui Prefectural Dinosaur Museum (Japan): Faq About Dinosaurs
Many of the questions students may have about dinosaurs are answered here. It covers how dinosaurs protected themselves, how they moved, their senses, what they ate and how they reproduced.
Curated OER
Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Structure of the Ear
Illustration of the ear, with parts labeled.
Curated OER
Web Gallery of Art: The Five Senses: Hearing
An image of "The Five Senses: Hearing", created by Abraham Bosse, c. 1635 (Oil on canvas, 104 x 137 cm).
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Photography With Near Infrared Illumination
Have you ever wondered what it would be like to have an extra sense? What if you could hear above the normal range (ultrasound) like dogs or bats? This project shows you how you can use a camera, tripod and a special filter to take...