SENSES
We use our senses to get information:

• sight: we use our eyes
• hearing: we use our ears
• smell: we use our nose
• taste: we use our tongue
• touch: we use our skin

SIGHT

We use our eyes to see. We can see colours, size, shapes, position and distance. The optic nerve takes the image we see to the brain.

Parts of the eye:

 

HEARING

We use our ears to hear. We can hear sounds. The auditory nerve takes the sound we hear to the brain.

Parts of the ear:

  

SMELL

We use our nose to smell We can smell different smells in the air. The olfactory nerve takes the smell we smell to the brain.

Parts of the nose:

  

TASTE

We use our tongue to taste. We can taste different flavours: sweet, salty, sour and bitter. Nerves in the tongue take the flavours we taste to the brain.

Parts of the tongue:

 

TOUCH

We use our skin to touch. We can feel different sensations: temperature, texture, pain... Nerves take the sensations we feel to the brain.

Parts of the skin:

 

Let´s play some interactive games to understand everything:

• first, you start with the brain
• then, you can see how about the five senses one by one