Our senses

Explores the sense of touch using examples of rocks and cats. Describes the physiology of touch and includes an activity.

Explains how the sense of sight works; discusses judging distance, color, animal eyesight, and problems with sight; and includes instructions for finding one's blind spot.

Explains how the sense of touch works and discusses textures, temperature, skin protection, ways animals use touch, and sensitive skin.

Explains how the sense of taste works, describes the different tastes humans and animals can detect, and discusses how taste can be used to protect a person from dangerous substances.

Explains how the sense of smell works; discusses how it affects taste, warning smells, animal noses, and other related topics; and includes a related activity.

Explains how the sense of hearing works; describes ears; discusses animal hearing, sounds, problems with hearing, and other related topics; and includes a related activity.

Examines the sense of taste,explaining how the tongue detects different tastes, and how people react to them, and discusses the sense of taste in animals and insects.

Examines the sense of touch, how the skin senses touch, and how people react to different textures and temperatures, and discusses the sense of touch in animals and insects.

Examines the sense of smell, how the nose detects different odors, and how people react to different smells, and discusses the sense of smell in animals and insects.

Examines the sense of hearing, how the ears detect different sounds, and describes types of sound, such as music. Also discusses hearing impairment and deafness and the sense of hearing in animals and insects. Includes two activities that include sound.