Hello and welcome to today's lesson.

My name is Mrs. Mehrin and we are going to be learning all about taste and touch.

Let's begin.

Welcome to today's lesson from the unit, Human Body Parts.

Your lesson outcome today is, "I can use my sense of taste and touch to identify things." Now I know that learning can sometimes be a little bit challenging, but that's okay because we are going to work really hard together and we are going to learn lots of fabulous new things.

So we're going to do my turn, your turn.

My turn, senses, your turn.

My turn, touch, your turn.

My turn, taste, your turn.

My turn, tongue, your turn.

My turn, skin, your turn.

Fantastic.

Well done.

Now, our lesson is split into two parts today.

Let's begin with the first part all about taste.

Now humans have five basic senses that they use to explore and react to the world around them.

So here we have somebody exploring outside, exploring wooden blocks, and exploring leaves.

Now can you identify each of these senses? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So the first one, we can see that they are using their sense of sight and touch.

In the second one, they're using their sense of sight and touch in that one too.

And in the last one they're using their sense of touch as well as maybe they're hearing to hear the rustling leaves.

Now the five senses are seeing, hearing, touching, smelling, and tasting.

Which of these are being used in these photographs? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So we've got somebody seeing inside someone's mouth and someone hearing a whisper.

Now humans use their senses to explore the world around them.

Which senses are being used in these photographs? Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So we've got tasting a pizza, smelling a flower, and hearing through a stethoscope.

Now let's do a quick check-in of your learning so far.

How many senses do humans have? Is it, A, four, B, five, or C, six? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

And the answer is B, five.

Now who do you agree with here? Aisha says, "Human senses include a nose and ears." Jun says, "Human senses include eyes and hands." And Lucas says, "Human senses include touch, taste, and hearing." Who do you agree with? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

It's Lucas.

Now when humans eat or drink something, they use their sense of taste.

So here we have someone eating a peach and drinking water.

Now which part of the body do you think helps humans to taste? And we've got a picture of someone eating chocolate here.

I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fabulous.

Well done.

It's our tongue.

Now our tongue helps humans to taste if something is sweet, sour, bitter, or salty.

And that's because we have something called taste buds on our tongue.

Now different people like the taste of different flavours.

Laura says, "I love the taste of bananas," but Jun says, "I really don't like the taste of bananas." Now what do you like to taste? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So, I do like the taste of bananas.

I also love the taste of strawberries as well, and watermelon.

Now what do humans use to taste things? Do they use: A, their lips, B, their tongue, or C, their teeth? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

And the answer is B, a tongue.

Now here is your first activity.

I want you to wear a blindfold and try eating unknown foods.

Now I want you to use your tongue to identify different flavours.

So Andeep says, "Can you describe what each food tastes like? Do you like it or dislike it?" And Izzy says, "Compare your ideas with a friend.

Try to identify each food." Okay, so, I'd like you to pause the video here and have a go at doing the activity.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So Jun says, "I did not identify the cucumber as it did not have a strong flavour.

It tasted a bit like water, which I liked." Andeep says, "I can identify the crisps.

They tasted salty and they were crunchy." And Izzy says, "I was able to identify the banana.

It was soft, sweet, and fruity." Lucas said, "The dark chocolate had a strong taste and it was not sweet like milk chocolate.

I could not identify it." Alex says, "I could identify the lemon.

It made my mouth feel a bit funny.

It was very juicy and had a very strong flavour." And Sam says, "I could not identify the ginger.

The flavour was really strong and I did not like it." So, we are now on to the second part of our learning today, all about touch.

So which part of the body do humans use when they use their sense of touch? So here we've got two pictures touching sand and touching dough.

I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So humans use their skin when they touch something.

Now, true or false? Humans can only touch with their hands.

Is that true or is that false? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

The answer is false.

Now I think this because: A, humans use their skin to feel and can use other body parts such as feet to touch things or B, humans only use their fingers to touch things.

Again, I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

The answer is A, humans use their skin to feel and can use other body parts such as feet to touch things.

Now Andeep and Izzy are blindfolded and are touching an object.

Andeep touches the bottom of the object and Izzy touches the top of the object.

Andeep says, "I think it feels spiky like a hedgehog or a cactus." And Izzy says, "I think I can feel leaves like a tree." Now what would help Andeep and Izzy to identify what they are touching, what could they do to help them? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So if Andeep and Izzy take off their blindfolds, they can use the sense of sight as well as touch to help them identify this object.

Now, do you know what it is? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

It's a pineapple.

Now we often use other senses when we are touching and tasting.

So what other senses is this child using to eat and drink? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

That he is using his sense of sight and smell.

Now what are the senses can this child use when touching this flower? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

She can use her sense of sight to look at the flower.

She can use her sense of smell to smell the flower.

And she might use her sense of hearing if a breeze is blowing through the grass.

Now, true or false? Humans can only use one sense at a time.

Is that true or is that false? I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

The answer is false.

Now I think this because humans often use more than one sense, such as smelling food as well as tasting it, or B, humans have five senses and they use them all together all the time.

I'll give you five seconds to think about your answer.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

The answer is A.

Now here is your second task for today.

It says use feely boxes or bags with hidden objects.

And I want you to use your sense of touch to identify what they are.

Now here are some examples, but you can put in some different objects into your feely bag, and then use a blindfold, and use your sense of touch to try and work out what they are as you make your way through the bag.

Remember, just because you are blindfolded, you can still use your other senses if they help you.

So, I'd like you to pause the video here and have a go at this activity.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So Aisha says, "I can feel something that is very bumpy with edges that feel a bit like circles.

I think it's a pine cone." And Sam says, "I can feel something that is round and smooth.

It is a sphere with a little stick on it.

I think it's an apple." Sam says, "I can feel something that is flat.

One side is smooth and the other side is very rough.

I think it's a kind of paper." And she would be right; it's something called sand paper.

Now Jacob says, "I can feel something that is a strange shape.

It has a round part and a straight part.

I'm not sure what it could be! The straight part has something sticking out of it so I'm guessing it's a key." Aisha says, "I can feel something that is soft and tickly.

It has a stick down the middle with a pointy end.

I think it's a feather." That's a great description.

Jacob says, "I can feel something that is a round shape with bumpy bits on it.

One of the edges is also very bumpy.

I think it's a shell." And Sam says, "I can feel something flat with a wobbly edge.

I think it's a leaf." Now here is the second part of your activity for today.

I want you to go on a barefoot walk.

So that means that you're going to take your shoes and your socks off and you're going to go for a walk, and you're going to use your sense of touch to identify what things are.

So you're going to use your feet, the sense of touch on your feet, to identify what things are.

So indoors, you might like to try out bubble wrap, hessian fabric, silk fabric.

Outdoors, grass and the playground.

Now before you start, you need to ask an adult to use their sense of sight to check it is safe to walk barefoot, especially outside.

So you don't have use all of those things.

These are just examples of things that you could do.

So I'd like you to pause the video here and have a go at that activity.

Off you go.

Fantastic.

Well done.

So Andy says, "I did my barefoot walk indoors.

The bubble wrap felt soft and popped when I stood on it, which tickled a little bit." Sophia says, "I did my barefoot walk outdoors.

The grass felt a bit damp and it was soft" Andeep says, "The hessian felt a bit bumpy and rough on my feet.

It was a little bit scratchy too." And Sophia says, "The playground was hard and I had to be careful because there were little stones which were not comfortable to touch with my feet." Andeep says, "The silk fabric was slippery and slidy.

It was so soft to touch, but sometimes felt crinkly on my feet." So, we are now on to the summary of your learning today.

So, there are five basic senses in humans: sight, hearing, touch, smell, and taste.

Humans can use their senses to react to what's happening around them.

Our tongue and skin are used to identify taste and touch.

We often use our other senses when touching and tasting.

Now you have worked really hard today.

I am so proud of you.

And you've done some fabulous identifying of objects using your senses.

Well done.