In this interactive object, learners examine the structure and function of the sense of taste.

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the sense of taste. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This audio interactive helps us learn how our sense of taste works, what happens in our brain as we eat, and why we have the ability to detect flavors like bitter and sweet. Discover why we only have five basic taste sensations: sweet,...

Self-playing slideshow, with an accompaning quiz, explains our sense of taste.

This resource goes into great detail describing the sense of taste through pictures, links, and solid information.

This site has a collection of learning activities, games, experiments, and lesson plans on the five senses. Organized by grade level and topic, this site is packed with an assortment of interactive and engaging activities, that would...

[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the sense of smell and the sense of taste. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.

This article discusses the link between anatomical changes related to aging and sensory loss. Delves into the problems associated with each of the five senses.

An image of "The Sense of Taste", created by Jan the Elder Brueghel in 1618 (Oil on panel, 64 x 108 cm).

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.

Elementary students will gain great insight into the workings of our five senses through this collection of detailed, integrated lesson plans for grades K-3. Each lesson contains a list of needed materials, hands-on explorations...

Through informational text with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems students discover the function of the sensory structures in the human body.

Help students make "Sense," of their senses by using them in the classroom. Site provides discovery activities students can do on themselves, in their classrooms and around campus. A scavenger hunt is also provided.

Students investigate how the senses are used to make observations about objects and things in the environment.

Kids learn about the science of smelling and tasting. Two senses of the human body.

This site has an directions for an exercise called "Tasty activities." Tasty Buds is just the first of many cool activities exploring one of the five senses. The grade levels for the activities vary so keep searching for your best fit.

An image of "The Senses of Hearing, Touch and Taste", created by Jan the Elder Brueghel in 1618 (Oil on panel, 176 x 264 cm).

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.

Explore the sense of taste by testing and mapping the taste buds of the human tongue. Locate areas where the tongue senses sour, sweet, salty and bitter tastes.

In this lesson plan students discover where different tastes are located on the tongue.

Listen carefully. Can you answer Sid's questions about the five senses?

Kindergarten students will use their existing outdoor expertise to help them focus on the scientific study of their five senses in stations.

From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail describing the sense of taste through pictures, links, and solid information.

From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail describing the sense of taste through pictures, links, and solid information.