Lesson 61 of 84 · The Human Body
Experiment⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleThe Five Senses: An Overview (Part 4)
The Human Body.
🎯 Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
⚡ The twist
What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how does the body solve this problem?
What You'll Learn
The five senses—sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch—help us gather information about the world. Each sense relies on specialized organs and nerve cells called receptors.
Key Words
- organ system
- tissue
- cell
Materials Needed
- mirror
- stethoscope (toy)
- sponge
- water
- blindfold
- cotton balls
Safety First
- Keep small objects away from young children.
- Work in a well-ventilated area when using vinegar or other strong-smelling substances.
- Dispose of materials properly after the experiment.
Steps
Read about The Human Body and write down three key facts.
Map your pulse: measure your heart rate at rest, after 1 minute of walking, and after 1 minute of jumping. Create a bar graph and explain the differences.
Observe what happens and describe it in detail.
Record your observations in your science journal with measurements and descriptions.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3How many senses do humans have?
Where you see this in real life
This is why plants grow toward windows and why scabs form.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Watch a plant or pet for 5 minutes today and write down what you noticed.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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