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Science: The Five Senses

Using sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch

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Science: The Five Senses

Using sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch

Science - Grade K-1

Instructions: Read each problem carefully. Show your work in the space provided.
  1. 1

    You use your eyes to read a book. Which sense are you using?

    Eyes help you do this.

    You are using the sense of sight because your eyes help you see the words and pictures.
  2. 2

    You hear a dog bark outside. Which sense are you using?

    You are using the sense of hearing because your ears help you hear sounds.
  3. 3

    You smell cookies baking in the kitchen. Which sense are you using?

    Your nose helps with this sense.

    You are using the sense of smell because your nose helps you notice odors.
  4. 4

    You taste a sweet strawberry. Which sense are you using?

    You are using the sense of taste because your tongue helps you notice flavors.
  5. 5

    You touch a soft blanket. Which sense are you using?

    Your hands and skin can help you answer.

    You are using the sense of touch because your skin helps you feel how things are soft, rough, warm, or cold.
  6. 6

    Match the body part to the sense: ears.

    Ears match with the sense of hearing because ears help you hear sounds.
  7. 7

    Match the body part to the sense: nose.

    This body part helps you notice flowers or smoke.

    The nose matches with the sense of smell because the nose helps you smell things.
  8. 8

    Match the body part to the sense: tongue.

    The tongue matches with the sense of taste because the tongue helps you taste food and drinks.
  9. 9

    Match the body part to the sense: eyes.

    You use this body part to look at colors and shapes.

    Eyes match with the sense of sight because eyes help you see the world around you.
  10. 10

    Match the body part to the sense: skin.

    Skin matches with the sense of touch because skin helps you feel texture, temperature, and pressure.
  11. 11

    A bell rings at school. Which sense helps you notice the bell?

    Think about which sense uses your ears.

    The sense of hearing helps you notice the bell because you hear the ringing sound with your ears.
  12. 12

    You look at a rainbow in the sky. Which sense helps you notice the rainbow?

    The sense of sight helps you notice the rainbow because you see its colors with your eyes.
  13. 13

    You feel warm sand at the beach. Which sense helps you notice the sand?

    Think about how your feet or hands feel it.

    The sense of touch helps you notice the sand because your skin feels that it is warm and grainy.
  14. 14

    You smell a flower in a garden. Which sense helps you notice the flower?

    The sense of smell helps you notice the flower because your nose detects its scent.
  15. 15

    You eat a sour lemon slice. Which sense helps you notice the lemon?

    This sense helps you know if food is sweet, salty, or sour.

    The sense of taste helps you notice the lemon because your tongue tells you it tastes sour.
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