Introduction
Your Senses! What are they?
You use your senses everyday to help understand the world around you. I this assignment you will be using your five senses- seeing, touching, smelling, hearing and tasting- and learn to recognize what sense you are using at the time.
Task
You will be divided into groups of five. Each student in the group will be assigned one of the five senses. Your job is to bring in three objects that represent a good example of using your sense, research the importance and how you use either seeing, hearing, touching, smelling or tasting in your everyday lifestyle. Then you will gather all your information and complete the project!
Process
1.) I will put you in groups of five.
2.) Each student will pick which sense they would like to research out of a hat.
3.) Explore websites that I have linked on each of the senses.
4.) Research the importance of the particular sense and think about how you use it everyday.
5.) For homework find three objects around your house that involve using your sense. For example, glasses for seeing or a feather for touch.
6.) Your group will discuss research the next day, and present to the class what objects were brought from home that involve the senses.
7.) Your group will create a booklet that includes pictures and a sentence on how senses are used in a classroom!
Websites to explore:
KidsHealth.org/kid/htbw/eyes.html
KidsHealth.org/kid/htbw/ears.html
KidsHealth.org/kid/htbw/nose.html
KidsHealth.org/kid/htbw/tongue.html
KidsHealth.org/kid/htbw/skin.html
All About Your Senses: Experiments to Try KidsHealth.org/kid/closet/experiments/experiment_mail
Evaluation
This is how your work will be evaluated.
| Unsatisfactory 1 | Developing 2 | Good 3 | Excellent 4 | Score | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Research | Students showed no understanding or facts of the five senses. | Student found one reason of the senses importance. | Student showed more then one example of understanding the senses. | Student understood the concept and included facts, importance and examples of how we use that sense everyday. | |
| Group Work | Student did not cooperate with group members. | Student cooperated with group members at times. | Student cooperated with group members when needed to. | Student cooperated with group members at all times. | |
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Presentation |
Student did not bring in any objects from home to present to the class. | Student brought one object to present to the class from home. | Student brought two objects to present to the class from home. | Student brought all three objects and explained why they are good examples. |
Conclusion
Congratulations First graders! You did a wonderful job researching and explaining to one another the importance of the five senses and also how we use them every day in our lives! Your presentations were great and the objects you brought from home were great examples! Your booklets looked amazing and now you understand more about the senses and how we use them not only at home but in a classroom environment. If you liked learning about this and want to know some extra facts visit this website : The Five Senses / http://www.abcya.com/five_senses.htm ! Enjoy!
Teacher Page
Hello Teachers,
With this project student will learn an understanding of the five senses. Students will also have the opportunity of working in groups in class but also worl as individuals at home. Students will also have the opportunity to share what they have learned with the assignment with their classmates. Learning the five senses is a very important lesson for students to learn so that they can have more understanding of the world around them.