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Our Chemical Senses: Olfaction
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In this activity, learners investigate the olfactory system by conducting several experiments.

Common Scents
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Learners use a mortar and pestle to extract clove oil from cloves using denatured alcohol. They put this oil on paper, which they can take home.

Our Sense of Touch: Two-Point Discrimination
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In this activity, learners investigate the touch sensory system and discover how to plan and carry out their own experiments.

The Nose Knows
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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.

Auditory Acuity
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This activity (8th activity on the page) tests learners' ability to identify things using only the sense of hearing.

Make a Comet Model and Eat It!
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In this activity, learners build models of comets, using edible materials, to learn about comets' structure.

Sensory Hi-Lo Hunt
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In this outdoor activity, learners use only their senses to to find the extremes of several environmental variables or physical factors: wind, temperature, light, slope and moisture.

Scented Dough
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In this activity, learners follow a recipe to create play dough scented with fruit-flavored drink mix.
Are you a Supertaster?
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In this activity, learners examine their tongue and taste buds.

Echolocation Lab
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In this lab, learners experience how dolphins and other echolocating animals use their senses to locate and identify objects without using their sense of sight.

The Senses of "Unknown Creatures"
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In this activity, learners use earthworms as "unknown creatures" from the South American jungle to find out how animals use senses.