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Year 1

Body parts for our senses

I can explain which parts of the human body we use for our five senses.

New
New
Year 1

Body parts for our senses

I can explain which parts of the human body we use for our five senses.

Lesson details

Key learning points

  1. The eyes are used for seeing.
  2. The ears are used for hearing.
  3. The tongue is used for tasting.
  4. The nose is used for smelling.
  5. The skin is used for touching.

Common misconception

A lot of people think we only touch with our hands rather than our skin.

Examples including touching with other parts of body such as feet, or touching an arm against a cold metal table leg and feeling the difference in temperature.

Keywords

  • Senses - Humans and animals use their senses to detect what is happening around them.

  • Sight - Sight is the ability to see things. We use our eyes to see.

  • Touch - Touch is the ability to feel things. We use our skin to touch.

  • Tongue - The tongue is the organ with which we taste. A human's tongue is in its mouth.

  • Skin - The skin is the organ with which we feel. Skin covers the bodies of animals.

This lesson content is elevated when children have chances to use their own senses. Provide resources (considering allergies) for children to identify different textures, sights, sounds, tastes and smells, or even make Task B practical by getting small groups of children involved in baking a cake.
Teacher tip

Equipment

none required

Content guidance

  • Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Supervision

Adult supervision recommended

Licence

This content is © Oak National Academy Limited (2024), licensed on Open Government Licence version 3.0 except where otherwise stated. See Oak's terms & conditions (Collection 2).

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6 Questions

Q1.
True or false? The human body is one big body part.
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true
Correct answer: false
Q2.
Which of these is a body part?
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Correct answer: a hand
a human
an adult
Q3.
Some body parts are on the outside of a human's body. Where are a human's other body parts?
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Correct Answer: inside, on the inside
Q4.
Which of these is a body part that is inside a human?
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leg
Correct answer: brain
neck
Q5.
Which of these body parts pumps blood around a human's body?
stomach
brain
Correct answer: heart
Q6.
What science skills do we use when we draw and label different body parts?
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testing
Correct answer: recording
measuring
Q5 image 1 Sudowoodo/Shutterstock Q5 image 2 Sudowoodo/Shutterstock Q5 image 3 Sudowoodo/Shutterstock

6 Questions

Q1.
Which sense do humans use their eyes for?
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smelling
hearing
Correct answer: seeing
Q2.
Which body part do humans use for hearing?
Correct answer: ears
skin
tongue
Q3.
Which sense do humans use their tongue for?
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smelling
Correct answer: tasting
touching
Q4.
Which body part do humans use for smelling?
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Correct Answer: nose
Q5.
Which sense do humans use their skin for?
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Correct answer: touching
smelling
seeing
Q6.
Match the action to the sense. Which sense do humans use when they do each of these things?
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Correct Answer:listening to a bird sing,hearing

hearing

Correct Answer:looking at a picture,seeing

seeing

Correct Answer:eating an apple,tasting

tasting

Correct Answer:feeling a smooth stone,touching

touching

Correct Answer:sniffing a flower,smelling

smelling