Objective:
·
The student will use his/her
sense of taste to determine which food taste sweet, sour, salty and
bitter.
·
The student will determine
which part of the tongue was used for each of the four tastes.
·
The student will be able to
state the body parts used for taste.
Materials:
v
Poster of tongue and the four
areas for taste (sweet, sour, bitter, and salty)
v
Marshmallows
v
Pretzels
v
Sour patch kids
v
Unsweetened chocolate (VERY
SMALL PIECE)
v Taste test activity
v Teachers
can get information about the sense of
taste at Kids
Health/ Sense of Taste
Activities:
1.
Show
students tongue poster.
2.
Have
students guess which of the five sense uses the tongue.
3.
Introduce
the areas of the tongue and what each tastes.
4.
Pass
out activity page and plates with each of the four foods.
5.
Tell
students to start with marshmallow and ask which of the four tastes
it will fall under.
6.
Have
them taste and draw a picture in the correct place.
7.
Continue
with the three following foods.
8.
Have
students get a drink of water after bitter chocolate.
Evaluation:
ü
Have students name one of the
different tastes.
ü
Have students name one way
they use their sense of taste everyday.
ü
Have students tell which was
their favorite type of taste.
