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Sense of Taste |
This quick and easy science "trick" is fun and interesting and uses materials you may already have around your home. |
Suggested Materials: |
* 5 x common foods with various contrasting flavours eg: apple, popcorn, raisins, potato crisps, watermelon |
Suggested Instructions: |
Step 1: At home, place 4 bite-size pieces of the same food into each container eg. 4 bite-size pieces of apple in one container, 4 bite-size pieces of banana in another container etc. |
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Step 2: At school, pick 4 children in the class to take turns tasting the contents of each container with the blindfold on. The blindfold must be securely in place! |
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Step 3: After all 4 children have tasted the contents of each container ask them, individually, to try to name the items they tasted using their SENSE OF TASTE. |
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Step 4 (Optional: The child who correctly names the most items first wins. |
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