Science

 

Senses

 

Last week you began to think about your senses.  Can you remember the answers to these questions?

 

What are our senses?

What do they let us do?

What parts of our body give us each sense?

 

Senses is the word we give to the way our bodies interpret what is around us.

 

The five senses are:  Sight, hearing, touch, taste, smell.

 

Last week focused on sight, which we use our eyes for.

 

This week the focus is...

 

Hearing

 

This week we would like you to explore the answers to these questions:

 

Which part of your body do you use to hear with?

 

How can you tell the difference between different sounds? (Think about some of the words we learned in music - pitch, dynamics)

 

When can hear things?  When can't you hear things?

 

Can you tell what direction a sound is coming from?

 

Do sounds always sound the same?

Once you have explored the answers to these questions, have a go at the sounds quiz below.  Can you figure out what you can hear before you are shown the picture?