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General
Seeing, Hearing and Smelling - from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute. An introduction to the senses; also available for download in PDF file (3119kb)
Senses: How do we perceive the world around us? - movies, games and quizzes from BrainPop
Five Senses - from Southwest Education Development Laboratory. Lesson plans and teaching notes
Good Senses - a lesson plan from Discovery School.com
The Incredible Human Body: The Five Senses - a lesson plan from Discovery School.com
Ten Activities for Teaching the Five Senses - lesson plan containing ten activities from Education World
Preschool Five Senses Activity Theme - from Preschool Activity Themes. Lesson plans and ideas for exploring the five senses of touch, sight, smell, taste and sound. During this theme, children identify, compare and classify items as they investigate the world around them. This Preschool Rainbow 5 Senses Theme is selected by the SciLinks program, a service of the National Science Teachers Association.
Monster Fun - Learning the Five Senses - a lesson plan based on the book Brave Little Monster. For Pre-K to 2nd grade elementary
Come to Your Senses - a ThinkQuest student project
The Senses - from Neuroscience for Kids, University of Washington. Activities and lesson plans
My Body - includes ears, eyes, nose, tongue and skin, from Kids Health
Primary Science Lessons - including Senses, from University of Queensland. For Year 1
Seeing
Sight and light - a lesson plan for Grade 6-8, from DiscoverySchool.com
The Joy of Visual Perception - an online book with chapters on illusions, perception, colour blindness and more
Light walk - from Exploratorium. Web resource of artist Bob Miller's "Light Walk" at the Exploratorium is always an eye-opening expereience for students and teachers alike. His unique discoveries will change the way you look at light, shadow, and images.
Glasses and Contact Lenses - from Kids Health
Hearing
Sound - from Bethune Academy, Grade 5
The Ear - background information, lesson plan, experiment and quiz from Neuroscience for Kids, University of Washington
Auslan Signbank - Australian Sign Language, registration is free. Auslan Signbank is a language resources site for Auslan (Australian Sign Language). Auslan is the language of the deaf community in Australia.
Smelling
The Nose Knows - background information, lesson plan, experiment and quiz from Neuroscience for Kids, University of Washington
Tasting
That's Tasty - background information, lesson plan, experiment and quiz from Neuroscience for Kids, University of Washington
Taste Zones - from Teachers Net. A lesson plan dealing with tastebuds
Title - Terrific Taste Buds using Jelly Bellies! - from Lesson Plans pages
Feeling
Touching - from Franklin Institute Online. An introduction to the sense of touch
The Feely Box - An observation activity - how to make a Feely Box (pdf, 39kb)