THE SENSES

 

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SCHOOL YEAR: 4^th grade        

SUBJECT: Natural Sciences

TOPIC: Interaction: The Senses

Estimated TIME/SESSIONS: 2 sessions

LESSON OBJECTIVE: Use the senses.

CONTENTS/SKILLS: The senses.

DESCRIPTION:

· Divide the classroom into five different corners (one place for each sense) to do the activities.

· Divide the students into five groups. Each group starts in one area. The groups change places after 15 minutes.

· Explain to the class that they are going to test their senses.

· Point out that each group will have a limited time (15 minutes) in each corner or station.

· Demonstrate what to do in each area.

o   Sight corner: “Solve different jigsaw puzzles about food”. Pay attention to the colours and shapes! (Look at the pictures at the end of this document).

o   Smell corner: “Guess the food”. You must use the nose. (We need opaque jars with lid. We make holes in the lid and then put different foods inside the jars). 

o   Hearing corner: “Sounds like...” The students have to listen to different sounds. In these sounds, someone eats food. Can you guess the food by listening to these sounds? 

o   Touch corner: “Do you know me?” Put different kitchen utensils in a dark bag. Use one bag for each utensil. The students must guess the utensil by touching it. They can´t look inside the bag.

o   Taste corner: “Delicious!... or not” Eat different foods and say the taste (sweet, salty, bitter, sour). Try to guess the food too. 

VOCABULARY:

• Sight corner: cake, tomato, pepper, pea, bean, cookie.
• Smell corner: coffee, lemon, mint, onion, cookie, garlic, vinegar, popcorn.
• Hearing corner: carrot, lollipop, crisps, ice cream, soup, chewing gum.
• Touch corner: knife, fork, spoon, oven glove, pan, plate, glass.
• Taste corner: sweet, salty, bitter, sour, cheese, olive, sweet, dark chocolate.

 

MATERIALS:

§      Sight corner: Jigsaw puzzles: cake, tomato, pepper, pea, bean, cookie.

§      Smell corner: Opaque jars with lid. We make holes in the lid and then put different foods inside the jars (coffee, lemon, mint, onion, cookie, garlic, vinegar, popcorn).

§      Hearing corner: Tablet, laptop or computer and audio files (food examples: carrot, lollipop, crisps, ice cream, soup, chewing gum).

§      Touch corner: Dark bags and kitchen utensils (knife, fork, spoon, oven glove, pan, plate, glass).

§      Taste corner: Blindfolds and food (cheese, olive, sweet, dark chocolate, cookie, crisps, popcorn, coffee, lemon, green apple).

NOTES/ PIECES OF ADVICE:

Keep in mind that some students might have allergies.

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