Humans and animals use their senses to detect what is happening around them.

Touch is the ability to feel things. We use our skin to touch.

Taste is the ability to taste things. We use our tongue to taste.

The tongue is the body part with which we taste. A human's tongue is in its mouth.

The skin is the body part with which we feel. Skin covers the bodies of animals.

More about taste and touch

Science

Humans are animals

Body parts on the outside

Body parts on the inside

Body parts for our senses

More about sight, smell and sound

In this Human body parts unit, pupils learn to draw and label basic parts of the human body. In the Human skeleton and muscles unit, they build on this knowledge to learn that humans have skeletons and muscles for support, protection and movement

Pupils will draw upon prior learning about the human body in EYFS and their own everyday experiences of using their senses. In this Human body parts unit, pupils will build on this knowledge to identify and name a greater range of basic body parts, including those associated with their senses

This unit focuses on identifying, naming, and labelling the basic parts of the human body, linking each part to its associated sense. It emphasises closely observing using simple equipment, classifying findings, gathering and recording data, and using observations to suggest answers to questions.

Human body parts

Subjects which particular individuals may be sensitive to, eg, adoption, migration, bereavement or death, divorce, poverty, deprivation.

Depiction or discussion of sensitive content

Which body part do humans use to taste food?

Which body part do humans use for the sense of touch?

Andeep wears an eye mask and puts his hand into a feely box. Which sense is he using?

True or false? Humans can only use one sense at a time.

so they can explore the world around them

What does a human's nose help them to do?

Which body part helps a human to sense sounds?

Which sense does a human use to see smoke from a fire?

When we compare things, we look at what is the same and what is __________.

Starter Quiz

True or false? Humans have three senses.