Lesson 4 of 84 ยท Our Body Parts
Experimentโญ 30 XP๐ฟ Wild JungleYummy Tastes!
Our Body Parts.
๐ฏ Your mission
Predict it first. Then prove yourself right (or wrong).
โก The twist
What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.
Mind = Blown
๐ An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how does the body solve this problem?
What You'll Learn
Your tongue helps you taste food. Some things taste sweet, some taste sour!
Key Words
- mouth
- hand
Materials Needed
- ruler
- paper
- markers
- tape
Safety First
- Dispose of materials properly after the experiment.
- Handle glass items carefully to avoid breakage.
- Do not mix unknown chemicals together.
Steps
Listen carefully and repeat the new words about Our Body Parts.
Point to your eyes, ears, nose, mouth, and hands. Name each one.
Did anything change? Point to what is different.
Point to the things you used in the activity.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3Can you taste with your fingers?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
โTell me something you noticed about your own body today.โ
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