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In this activity, learners explore how their sense of smell affects their taste buds. Learners taste different flavored jelly beans while holding their nose.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners sniff out scents hidden in balloons! After investigating, learners discover we sometimes can use another sense (smell) to detect things too small to see.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 4 - adult 5 to 10 minutes
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Young learners investigate and observe the properties of three liquids -- water, vegetable oil, and corn syrup. They use their senses to collect data and ask and answer questions.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity, learners cook amino acids and sugar to explore the range of aromas released.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - 14 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity (2nd activity on the page), learners explore how the nose is responsible for part of the flavor we taste in food.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity, learners follow a recipe to create play dough scented with fruit-flavored drink mix.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 8 30 to 45 minutes
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In "Chemistry Makes Scents," participants use their noses to distinguish between chemicals with very similar structures.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 6 - adult 5 to 10 minutes