This is everything around us — the air, water, land, and living things.
Environment
We use this to see the world around us
Sight / Eyes
What sense is directly related to VISION
Maria wants to see if plants grow faster when they get different amounts of sunlight. She puts one plant in full sunlight and another in the shade.
Amount of sunlight
What does it mean if an animal is nocturnal?
Hunt at night
What kind of environment would a penguin live in?
A cold environment / Antarctica
This sense helps us detect sound waves so we can hear music, voices, and other noises around us.
Hearing
What is the body part that helps us see?
Eye
Eli makes paper airplanes using different types of paper—printer paper, construction paper, and notebook paper—to see which one flies the farthest. What is the variable
different types of paper
A bear would use what sense to find honey?
smell
What environment do we live in?
Humid / Hot summers and cold winters
This sense helps us tell if something is sweet, sour, salty, bitter, or spicy.
Taste
Where does the information that our eye sees get sent to?
the brain
Lena places ice cubes in three cups: one with salt, one with sugar, and one with plain water. She watches to see which ice cube melts the fastest. What is the variable?
What the ice cubes are placed in
A bat would use what sense to find insects in the dark?
hearing
What animal would live in a desert?
Cheeta, Camel, Snake, and Lizards
This sense helps us feel things like soft, rough, hot, or cold.
Touch
The animal uses this sense to see animals when they get hungry...
Jayden wants to test how temperature affects chocolate. He puts one chocolate bar in the fridge, one in a warm room, and one outside in the sun. What is the variable?
Temperature
An eagle would use what sense to spot a rabbit from far away?
vision
In what environment does it rain almost constantly?
Rainforest
This sense helps us detect different odors in the air.
Smell
What does it mean when something is reflected?
Bouncing off
Ava wants to know which material blocks sound the best. She covers a ringing alarm clock with a towel, a piece of cardboard, and a plastic bag to see which one makes the sound the quietest. What is the variable
material used
A catfish would use what sense to feel movement in the water around it?
touch