Week 04 · Thursday: Nose and Tongue (Body Lab K-2)

Thursday: Smell helps taste

Rocket has a stuffy nose. "Food seems so plain today!"

Raven asks, "What do you notice?"

Nova whispers, "Maybe your tongue needs its nose friend."

Taste plus smell

When you chew, smells travel up into your nose.

Your nose and tongue work together.

Taste and smell mixed together is called flavor.

A stuffy nose blocks the smells.

Then food can seem plain, with little flavor.

You need

A piece of orange peel
A slice of apple
Your nose and your fingers

Safety first

A grown-up does all the peeling and cutting.
This is a smell test only. Nothing goes in your mouth.
Pinch your nose gently. Breathe through your mouth.

Steps

Hold the orange peel near your nose.
Sniff slowly. Notice the smell.
Now gently pinch your nose closed.
Hold the peel near your nose again.
Can you smell it now?
Let go of your nose and sniff once more.
Try it again with the apple slice.

MAKE A PREDICTION

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

You pinch your nose. Will the smell be strong?

WHAT HAPPENED?

Read the question.
Tap your answer.

With your nose pinched, what did you smell?

What is taste and smell mixed together?

Why did Rocket say food seemed plain?

Sentence	True or false?
Smell helps you taste.	?
A stuffy nose makes smells stronger.	?
When you chew, smells travel up to your nose.	?

WHY THIS EXERCISEYour nose and tongue team up to make flavor.

What did you smell with your nose open?What did you smell with your nose pinched?

Word Spot: following, show, also

Here are new sight words.

Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.

Following: F-O-L-L-O-W-I-N-G.

Show: S-H-O-W.

Also: A-L-S-O.

FIND THE WORD

Listen to the word.
Tap it.

Find the word you hear.

FILL THE GAP

Listen to the sentence.
Tap the missing word.

Read the ___ words.

Can you ___ me your drawing?

Cats ___ like to nap.

You did a real smell investigation!

Tomorrow you will see how this team helps you.