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This is an activity about our sense of smell and how it compares to sharks' super noses. Learners will create varying solutions of water and perfume. Can you smell a single drop of perfume in 500 ml of water? Sharks certainly can! The experiment uses only a few simple materials, and is a great way to begin talking about human and animal perception. [Activity is publicly available through a web crawler capture on Archive.org. Activity write-up only, images are unavailable.]
- 5 to 10 minutes
- 10 to 30 minutes
- 1 cent - $1 per student
- Ages 6 - 11
- Activity, Experiment/Lab Activity
- English
Quick Guide
Materials List (per student)
- Six large jars or beakers
- Red food coloring
- Some cologne, perfume or other smelly liquid
Subjects
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Life Sciences
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Diversity of Life
- Animals
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Human Senses and Perception
- Smell
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Diversity of Life
Informal Categories
- Animals
Audience
To use this activity, learners need to:
- see
- smell
Learning styles supported:
- Involves hands-on or lab activities
Other
Access Rights:
- Free access
By:
Source Collection
- TryScience
Rights:
- All rights reserved, Nauticus, The National Maritime Center,