Rocket sticks out his tongue at the mirror. "It is bumpy!"
Raven leans in. "What do you notice?"
Nova hums. "Those bumps hold a secret. Look closely."
The top of your tongue is rough and bumpy.
The bumps help grip food while you chew.
Most of the bumps hold taste buds.
Taste buds notice tastes and tell your brain.
People have about 10,000 taste buds!
Taste buds notice five kinds of taste.
They are sweet, salty, sour, bitter and savory.
Savory has another name, umami. Say it: oo MOM ee.
In this lab, we learn about taste. We do not taste.
Your tongue is made of many muscles.
It moves food to your teeth when you chew.
It helps you swallow.
It helps you talk and sing, too!
Spit keeps your tongue wet, so it can taste.
Your body uses water to make spit.
| Sentence | True or false? |
|---|---|
| The top of your tongue is bumpy. | ? |
| Your tongue helps you talk. | ? |
| Loud is one of the five tastes. | ? |
| Spit keeps your tongue wet. | ? |
| Your tongue is made of muscles. | ? |
Here are new sight words.
Look at each word. Say it. Spell it.
Same: S-A-M-E.
Boy: B-O-Y.
Wonderful looking, tongue explorer!
Tomorrow you will see how smell helps taste.