My 5 Senses Review

This week we reviewed our learning of the 5 Senses.  Students participated in each of the experiments an additional time (except the taste test).  The level of conversation during this review was amazing.  Students were talking about the molecules that go up their nose when they smell and attach to the smell receptors to signal to the brain what the scent is.  WOW, is all I can say.  They take about the vibrations in the ear and the tiny bones behind the ear drum that vibrate when you hear sounds.  Students talked about seeing items, noticing details, how things appear in light vs dark, how your pupils change as the light in the room change.  They explored a variety of materials, made connections to where in their house/life they have seen those materials and felt those materials.  They LOVED this review and it got their brains ready to write an All About the 5 Senses book for Writing Workshop.