This TopicQuest was designed for Mrs. McAllister's First Grade class at S.L. Mason Elementary School by Lindsey Buchanan, a Valdosta State University Preservice Teacher
| What do we do with our
eyes?
Ears? Nose? Mouth? Hands? What are those 5 things called? Think really
hard! Right! Our senses? Can you name the fabulous five senses? |
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How
can
we see? Did you know that light bounces off of objects that we look at
so that we are able to see?Click on the eye to learn all you ever
wanted to know about seeing!
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How do we hear? Our
ears pick up
and send information to our brain to let us know what sounds we are
hearing. Find out all you can about hearing by clicking on the picture. |
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Everyone's noses look
different,
but they all serve the same purpose! Find out what they do and
how they work by clicking on the sniffing man. |
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Tasting is when you
figure out
the flavor of foods that you eat. Did you know that you have different
taste buds to taste different things such as sweet and sour? Click on
the little boy to find out more about taste! |
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Want to know more
about the
wonderful sense of taste? Find out what the encyclopedia says about
taste by clicking on the dog. |
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This page shows you
how to use
your five senses. Do you know what do to use each of yours? |
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Click on the picture
to go learn
more about about the senses and take part in many activities and
puzzles! |
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Check this sight
out to
find a fun song to sing about our senses. I bet you can recognize the
tune!! |
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This site tell us all
about the sense of sight. It provides information in a fun and cool way! |
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Click on the picture
to play the Magic School Bus sound game! You can match all kinds of
objects and animals to the sounds that they make. |
| Scenario Mission Pretend that you are the teacher
now. In order to teach a lesson about the five senses, you have to
prove that you know what they are and which body organ is used for
each. Your mission is to make a chart of the senses and the organs used
in each one. You may use the above websites to find the correct
information. Good luck!
Mission Steps 1. Browse around each website above. 2. On a piece of paper, write down all of the senses on the left side. On the right side, draw a picture of the body organ that is used. 3. When you have successfully completed your mission, turn your paper in to your teacher so that she can scan it and put it on the internet. |
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