NorthEastSchool Division

Unpacking Outcomes

Unpacking the Outcome
Investigate characteristics 5 external senses humans & animals
Outcome(circle the verb and underline the qualifiers)
SE1.1 Investigatecharacteristics of the five traditional external senses (i.e., sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste) in humans and other animals.
KNOW / UNDERSTAND / BE ABLE TO DO
  • The 5 senses (sight, sound, smell, touch, and taste).
  • Parts of the body that we use for certain senses.
  • Characteristics of each sense
  • Natural and artificial sounds
  • Purposes of senses
  • How to sort, communicate ideas and questions, investigate
  • Vocabulary – sense, pitch, sight, touch, observation, texture, natural, artificial, sensitivity, characteristic, explore
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  • Our senses are necessary to make us aware of our surroundings.
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  • Identify each of the senses and associate those senses with parts of humans or animals, including sight and eyes, smell and nose, hearing and ears, taste and tongue, and touch and skin.
  • Identify characteristics used to describe the range of observations related to each sense (e.g., sounds can be described as loud or soft, high pitch or low pitch; tastes can be described as sweet, sour, salty, or bitter; textures can be describe as hard or soft, smooth or rough, sticky or not sticky; smells can be described as musky, aromatic, pungent, or putrid; and appearance can be described in terms of shape, color, and luster).
  • Provide examples of their favorite and least favorite sounds, smells, tastes, colors and textures.
  • Discriminate among various natural and artificial sounds that humans can hear.
  • Explain the purposes (e.g., detecting danger, navigation, and communication) for hearing in animals and humans.
  • Investigate the sensitivity of different parts of the body to the touch of various materials (e.g., sandpaper, metal, cloth, satin, leaves, and wood).
  • Assess the ability of humans and other animals to distinguish among various smells.
  • Categorize foods as sweet, sour, salty, or bitter and compare results with others.
  • Sort objects and materials according to characteristics (e.g., color, shape, texture, odor, sweetness, and loudness) related to one or more senses.
  • Communicate questions, ideas, and intentions while conducting their exploration of human senses.

ESSENTIAL QUESTIONS
Why do we have senses?
How do we use our senses?
How do our senses make preferences in what we like and dislike?