We usually take for granted all the ways in which we can experience the world, but after reading The 5 Senses, kids will have a newfound respect for these extraordinary abilities. They’ll start with basic facts about the human eye, peer into the eye’s complex structure, and see how some scientific instruments, like telescopes and electron microscopes, are basically mechanical eyes that allow us to view things outside of the range of normal vision.
Following this is a lively exploration of skin – the body’s largest organ and the one sensory organ we can’t live without
Eye-opening details on the rest of the five senses, for kids, come next, with a focus on how our senses are uniquely adapted to the human environment. Our abilities to hear and smell, for example, are not as powerful as other animals’ – probably because we don’t need to track our prey anymore – but the emotional connections associated with certain scents continue to play an important role in how we store and recall memories. A fun experiment on taste is sure to be a hit, in which kids try to identify foods when all their other senses are blocked. The 5 Senses, for kids eager to discover how we experience the world, is sure to promote other revelatory explorations like this.
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The Senses
What is your favorite memory? Is it the recollection of a kitten purring on your lap as yo ...
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Sight
Every day, your five senses bring you information about the world, but they don’t sh ...
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Touch
As your body’s biggest sensory organ, skin keeps you in touch with the world. The sk ...
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Hearing
Sometimes, the sense of hearing is a mixed blessing. Think of the pleasure you feel while ...
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Smell
The sense of smell was crucial to early humans. They used it to avoid dangers and to track ...
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Taste
What is your favorite food? Is it cold, smooth, creamy chocolate ice cream that melts in y ...
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ESP: Fact or Fiction
Is it possible to receive information that doesn’t come through your five senses?
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