The National Standards Curriculum was used to select and execute the lesson. It outlined that the topic is suitable for Grade 4 students. This WebQuest is interactive and aims to build on students knowledge as well as improve their ability to apply the knowledge.
Introduction
What are Sense Organs?
Sense organs are the organs in our body that we use to interact with the world around us as they respond to external stimuli. Sense organs help protect the body from danger and helps us to learn and adapt to our environment. The YouTube video below will provide more information of the sense organs.
Task
There are 5 sense organs, each with their own function. Look at each organ and it's function outlined in the table below then state one way in which you use each organ everyday.
Eg. I use my eyes to watch football everyday.
I use my nose to smell my breakfast
I use my ears to listen to my friends
I use my tongue to taste my lunch
I use my skin to touch my puppy
| Sense Organ | Function |
| Eyes | Used to see |
| Nose | Used to smell |
| Ears | Used to hear |
| Tongue | Used to taste |
| Skin | Used to touch |
Process
The images below can all be found in your environment.
Select an image and state which sense organ you would use to interact with that item in the image.
Evaluation
Correctly match the sense organ to it's function.
| Sense Organ | Function |
| Eyes | Used to taste ice-cream |
| Ears | Used to feel a fur coat |
| Tongue | Used to watch a movie |
| Skin | Used to smell something burning |
| Nose | Used to listen to music |
Conclusion
After this lesson, students should have a good understanding of what their sense organs are as well as their functions.
They should be able to interact with different objects in their environment and recognize which sense organ they use to do so.
Credits
A YouTube video was used to obtain information about the topic.
The following online articles was also used
Sense organ(2015), https://www.biologyonline.com/dictionary/sense-organ