Kindergarten · Science · Unit 2 of 6
My Five Senses
See, hear, smell, taste and touch
What your child practises
Take a sensory walk and name what you see, hear, smell and feel. Sort household objects by how they feel, such as rough and smooth.
Nova Scotia Curriculum learning outcome: Physical Science: Materials and the world around us · using the five senses to investigate
Sample questions
A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.
Question 1
Which sense do you use to taste a lemon?
🍋- 👅taste
- 👃smell
- ✋touch
👅 taste
Hint: We taste with our tongue.
Question 2
Which object is the longest?
- 🐌a snail
- 🐍a snake
- 🔘a button
🐍 a snake
Hint: Long means a lot of length from end to end.
Question 3
Which object is round?
- 📘a book
- 📦a box
- ⚽a ball
⚽ a ball
Hint: Round things have no corners.
Question 4
How many senses do we have?
- 2
- 9
- 5
5
Hint: We have five senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch.
Question 5
Which word tells how a siren sounds?
🚨- sweet
- loud
- rough
loud
Hint: Loud and quiet tell about sounds.
Question 6
Which word tells how a lemon tastes?
🍋- smooth
- sour
- quiet
sour
Hint: Sweet, sour and salty tell about taste.