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Unit Summary

This unit focuses on identifying, naming, and labelling the basic parts of the human body, linking each part to its associated sense. It emphasises closely observing using simple equipment, classifying findings, gathering and recording data, and using observations to suggest answers to questions.

Lesson Summary

You will learn to use your sense of taste and touch to identify things.

Key Notes

• There are five basic senses in humans: sight, hearing, touch, smell and taste.
• Humans can use their senses to explore the world around them.
• Humans use their tongue to identify taste.
• Humans use their skin to identify touch.
• We often use our other senses when touching and tasting.

Vocabulary To Learn

• senses: Humans and animals use their senses to detect what is happening around them.
• touch: Touch is the ability to feel things. We use our skin to touch.
• taste: Taste is the ability to taste things. We use our tongue to taste.
• tongue: The tongue is the body part with which we taste. A human's tongue is in its mouth.
• skin: The skin is the body part with which we feel. Skin covers the bodies of animals.

Common Mistakes To Avoid

• A lot of people think we only touch with our hands rather than our skin. Also, that we only ever use one sense at a time.

3 Quick Questions (With Answers)

More Lessons In This Unit

• Body parts for our senses Study Guide
• Body parts on the inside Study Guide
• Body parts on the outside Study Guide
• Humans are animals Study Guide
• More about sight, smell and sound Study Guide