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Our Chemical Senses: Olfaction
University of WashingtonAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate the olfactory system by conducting several experiments. In "CLASS EXPERIMENT," learners find that the ability to detect an odor decreases with...
Colors, Colors?
University of WashingtonAdd to list DetailsIn this activity related to the famous "Stroop Effect," learners explore how words influence what we see and how the brain handles "mixed messages." Learners read colored words...
Our Sense of Touch: Two-Point Discrimination
University of WashingtonAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate the touch sensory system and discover how to plan and carry out their own experiments. In "CLASS EXPERIMENT," learners find that the ability to tell...
Our Sense of Sight: How We Perceive Movement, Depth and Illusions
University of WashingtonAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate visual perception as well as plan and conduct their own experiments. In "CLASS EXPERIMENT," learners discover how depth perception works by testing...
Our Sense of Sight: Eye Anatomy and Function
University of WashingtonAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate the sense of sight and develop and conduct their own experiments. In "CLASS EXPERIMENT," learners measure their central and peripheral visual fields...
Our Sense of Hearing
University of WashingtonAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate the sense of hearing and plan and conduct their own experiments. In "CLASS EXPERIMENT," learners discover how we are able to judge where a sound is...
Our Sense of Sight: Color Vision
University of WashingtonAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners investigate color vision as well as plan and conduct their own experiments. In "CLASS EXPERIMENT," learners discover that afterimages occur because of...
The Senses of "Unknown Creatures"
University of WashingtonAdd to list DetailsIn this activity, learners use earthworms as "unknown creatures" from the South American jungle to find out how animals use senses. Learners are given supplies to devise their own...