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How can we sort things using senses?

Science Year 1
This unit is part of Year 1 Science Ourselves

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Objectives

Explore different foods using different senses and classify into groups. Set out a Senses Market Stall in the classroom and then eat the produce! Discover that our tongues are used for sensing taste differences.

Science Objectives
i) Identify, name, draw and label the basic parts of the human body and say which parts of the body is associated with which sense.

Working Scientifically

  1. Observe closely, using simple equipment.
  2. Identify and classify.
  3. Use their observations and ideas to suggest answers to questions.

Lesson Planning

Teaching

  • Understand that we use our senses to classify things into groups.
  • Identify the differences between fruit and vegetables using our senses.
  • Classify fruit and vegetables into different groups.
  • Be aware of the meaning of the scientific language: classify, identify, group, tongue and taste.
  • Know that we taste with our tongues and that taste is one of our senses.

Activities

  1. Understand that identifying things means looking at the differences between them.
  2. Know that classifying items means putting them into different groups.
  3. Be aware of the meaning of the scientific language: classify, identify, group, tongue and taste.
  4. Know that we taste with our tongues and that taste is one of our senses.

Investigation - sorting, classifying and identifying
Identify the differences between fruit and vegetables using our senses.
Classify fruit and vegetables into different groups.

Vocabulary
Classify, identify, tongue and taste

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