The 5 Senses

Lead-in

  • What is your favorite sound and why does it appeal to you?
  • Can you recall a specific smell from your childhood that brings back memories?
  • How would you describe the taste of your favorite food or dish?
  • What is the sense activity you use the most? Why?

Presentation 1

Pre

  • Would you rather eat kefir or chocolate? Chia seeds or some pasta?
    • Why is that?

Top Down

  • What body parts are mentioned in the video? Watch it and find out.
  • Hands
  • Shoulders
  • Eyes
  • Stomach
  • Toes
  • Palms
  • Ears
  • Knees
  • Tongue
  • Mouth
  • Face
  • Skin
  • Back
  • Nose
  • Brain
  • Lips
  • Forehead
  • Fingertips
  • Hands
  • Shoulders
  • Eyes
  • Stomach
  • Toes
  • Palms
  • Ears
  • Knees
  • Tongue
  • Mouth
  • Face
  • Skin
  • Back
  • Nose
  • Brain
  • Lips
  • Forehead
  • Fingertips

Bottom Up

  • Fill in the gaps as you watch the video again.

Example: The _______ is what tells us what the sound is. > The brain is what tells us what the sound is.

  1. What would you rather _______, an _______ or a peach?
  2. Your _______ send information along a chain up to your brain, informing it of _______, safety, joy, and pain, along with many other sensations.
  3. When things in our environment give off a _______ or fumes, they react with the receptors and they send a message to the _______.
  4. It also warns you of _______ gone bad, so you don’t eat it and get sick.
  5. And finally, the sense of hearing which happens with our _______.
  1. What would you rather eat, an onion or a peach?
  2. Your senses send information along a chain up to your brain, informing it of danger, safety, joy, and pain, along with many other sensations.
  3. When things in our environment give off a smell or fumes, they react with the receptors and they send a message to the brain.
  4. It also warns you of food gone bad, so you don’t eat it and get sick.
  5. And finally, the sense of hearing which happens with our ears.

Post

  • What information from the video is new to you?
    • What isn’t?

Presentation 2

Pre

  • Can you remember a time when a certain scent made you feel nostalgic or emotional? Describe the situation.
  • Do you have a favorite color that you find particularly soothing or energizing?

Top Down

  • According to the video, how many senses are there? Watch it and find out.
  • 13 senses
  • Just 5, but with subdivisions.
  • An extensive list, no amount defined
  • 13 senses
  • Just 5, but with subdivisions.
  • An extensive list, no amount defined

Bottom Up

  • True or False?

Example: We know everything there is to know about senses. > False

  1. When in kindergarten, the teacher taught us that there are five senses.
  2. There’s a sense related to the position of our body parts. We know where our fingers are, for example, even if our eyes are closed.
  3. There are two sensory organs that can be found in our ears.
  4. Humans need to touch objects in order to know if they’re cold or hot.
  5. We’re not usually aware of how complicated our physical bodies are.
  1. When in kindergarten, the teacher taught us that there are five senses. True
  2. There’s a sense related to the position of our body parts. We know where our fingers are, for example, even if our eyes are closed. True
  3. There are two sensory organs that can be found in our ears. True
  4. Humans need to touch objects in order to know if they’re cold or hot. False
  5. We’re not usually aware of how complicated our physical bodies are. True

Post

  • After watching the videos, what words come to mind when you hear “The five senses”?
  • To which sense can you relate the following words? Why?