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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 work in teams to study the observation skills essential to scientific research.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this game-like activity (5th activity on the page), learners explore their auditory acuity as well as the importance of having two ears.

free Ages 4 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this game (4th activity on the page) about hearing, learners test their ability to identify various sounds without looking.

free Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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This activity introduces learners to Native Americans as people who depended upon nature in the past and continue to emphasize the importance of nature in the present.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 11 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (15th activity on the page) about the sense of touch, learners use glue and cardboard to construct a maze they use with their eyes closed.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 4 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this activity (9th activity on the page), learners work in pairs to see how their perception of touch differs from reality.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this neuroscience activity (4th activity on the page), learners make their own set of Von Frey hairs to test detection thresholds.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (10th activity on the page) about the sense of touch, learners make Braille letters out of cork or cardboard and map pins.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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We're told from a young age that we have 5 senses, but we have many more. One of which is our awareness of our own body part's orientation and position.

free Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners will learn about proprioception, or the body's sense of its place and position in space.

free Ages 6 - 11 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (14th activity on the page) about the sense of touch, learners examine if it is easier or harder to identify an object if they move their hands over it.

free Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 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 about olfaction (7th activity on the page), learners use natural ingredients to concoct their own perfume.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 4 to 24 hours
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In this activity, learners simulate whale echolocation. Learners experience echolocation by wearing blindfolds, while another learner makes snapping noises in front of, behind, or to the side of them.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 11 10 to 30 minutes
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This activity (8th activity on the page) tests learners' ability to identify things using only the sense of hearing.

free Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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Are fingers the only place on the body where we use our sense of touch? In this activity (6th activity on the page), learners test the touch sensitivity of different parts of the body.

free Ages 4 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (11th activity on the page), learners use pennies to test their hearing acuity.

free Ages 6 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (last activity on the page), learners make a model of the eardrum (also called the "tympanic membrane") and see how sound travels through the air.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 6 - 18 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