The Jelly Bean Challenge

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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. They will compare what the candy tastes like with and without their sense of smell. Use this simple taste-test activity for a unit on the senses. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org.]

Quick Guide

Preparation Time:
Under 5 minutes
Learning Time:
Under 5 minutes
Estimated Materials Cost:
1 cent - $1 per student
Age Range:
Ages 4 - 14
Resource Type:
Activity
Language:
English

Materials List (per student)

  • jelly bean(s)

Keywords

Subjects

  • Life Sciences
    • Human Body
    • Human Senses and Perception
      • Taste
      • Smell
  • The Nature of Science
    • The Scientific Process
      • Conducting Investigations

Informal Categories

  • Food and Cooking

Audience

To use this activity, learners need to:

  • see
  • taste
  • touch

Learning styles supported:

  • Involves hands-on or lab activities

Other

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Access Rights:

  • Free access

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Rights:

  • All rights reserved, Ontario Science Centre, 2011