Senses and Perception Race

Your students will see the finish line and taste the glory as they race the clock and each other in this interactive relay game.

Synopsis

Students will work in teams to test their knowledge of the five main senses (vision, hearing, taste, smell, touch).

Teacher Background

Students will read and study from four BrainFacts.org articles about the five main senses. These articles can also be found in the Brain Facts book on pages 18-24. The online articles are:

• Vision: Processing Information
• Hearing
• Taste and Smell
• Touch and Pain

Once students are familiar with the material, they will be divided into teams to test their knowledge. Images of the five main senses will be placed in five different locations in the classroom. Students will be given 14 fill in the blank questions testing their knowledge of the article content. Once they have answered each question correctly, one member of the team will place the individual question with the corresponding image. For example, questions about the sense of smell will be placed with the image of the nose.

The first team to answer all the questions correctly, and place the questions in front of the correct image will win the game.

Integration into the Curriculum

• Health
• Biology, AP Biology
• Anatomy and Physiology

Materials Needed

• Senses and Perception Relay Race Materials List and Rules

Download PDF file, 501KB

• Senses and Perception Question Sheet 

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• Senses and Perception Answer Sheet 

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About the Author

Emma Lindberg

Emma is the former Outreach Associate at the Society for Neuroscience. She helped find and create Educator Resources for BrainFacts.org, as well as promote the site at conferences and events across the country.