Lesson 64 of 84 · The Human Body
Simulation⭐ 30 XP🌿 Wild JungleTaste and Smell: Chemical Senses (Part 4)
The Human Body.
🎯 Your mission
Run the sim. Spot the pattern.
⚡ The twist
What the body does in one minute is wilder than any cartoon.
Mind = Blown
🐙 An octopus has 9 brains and 3 hearts.
Make a hypothesis first
Guess: how does the body solve this problem?
What You'll Learn
Taste buds on the tongue detect five basic tastes: sweet, salty, sour, bitter, and umami. Smell greatly enhances the sense of taste, which is why food seems bland when you have a cold.
Key Words
- cell
- neuron
Steps
Review the background information on The Human Body before starting.
Build a model of the respiratory system using a plastic bottle, balloons, and a straw. Show how the diaphragm helps you breathe.
Look for patterns in your observations.
Make a graph or chart showing your results.
Check Your Understanding
Question 1
1 of 3What are the five basic tastes?
Where you see this in real life
Your own body is doing this thousands of times every second.
Stretch Challenge
Try this in real life this week.
Find one thing about your body that's different from a friend's. Wonder why.
For the dinner table
“Tell me something you noticed about your own body today.”
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