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The five senses & body parts
Connect the five human senses to their sensory organs and everyday observations. Review suitability for your learners before teaching.
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
2. Which sense do you use to notice that a drumbeat is loud: hearing or taste?
3. Which sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
4. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
5. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
6. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
7. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
9. Which curved bones form a cage around your chest to protect your heart and lungs: the ribs or the kneecaps?
10. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
11. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
12. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
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The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
Skeleton (bones)Bones form the skeleton that supports the body and protects organs.
2. Which sense do you use to notice that a drumbeat is loud: hearing or taste?
HearingLoudness and pitch are detected by the sense of hearing.
3. Which sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
SmellFragrances in the air are detected by the sense of smell.
4. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
The body and brain rest, repair and growSleep supports tissue growth, memory consolidation and energy recovery.
5. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
TasteSweetness is detected by taste buds on the tongue.
6. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
LungsOur lungs fill with air so oxygen can pass into the blood.
7. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
EarsOur ears detect sound vibrations in the air.
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
TeethTeeth bite and grind food to begin mechanical digestion.
9. Which curved bones form a cage around your chest to protect your heart and lungs: the ribs or the kneecaps?
RibsThe ribcage surrounds and shields the heart and lungs.
10. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
BrainThe brain controls thought, memory, senses and movement.
11. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
To remove germs and dirtSoap and clean water wash away microbes that can cause illness.
12. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
MusclesMuscles contract and pull on bones to make the body move.
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioPractice pack · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Take your time. Show your thinking.
1. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
2. Which sense do you use to notice that a drumbeat is loud: hearing or taste?
3. Which sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
4. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
5. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
6. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
7. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
9. Which curved bones form a cage around your chest to protect your heart and lungs: the ribs or the kneecaps?
10. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
11. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
12. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification
Worksheet StudioAnswer key · Ages 4-6
The five senses & body parts
Answers and reasoning. Review before teaching.
1. What hard framework inside your body supports you and protects your organs: the skeleton (bones) or the skin?
Skeleton (bones)Bones form the skeleton that supports the body and protects organs.
2. Which sense do you use to notice that a drumbeat is loud: hearing or taste?
HearingLoudness and pitch are detected by the sense of hearing.
3. Which sense do you use to notice the scent of jasmine flowers in the garden: smell or touch?
SmellFragrances in the air are detected by the sense of smell.
4. Why is sleep important for growing children every night: the body and brain rest, repair and grow, or it stops bones from growing?
The body and brain rest, repair and growSleep supports tissue growth, memory consolidation and energy recovery.
5. Which sense do you use to tell that ripe mango is sweet: taste or sight?
TasteSweetness is detected by taste buds on the tongue.
6. Which pair of organs in your chest takes in air when you breathe in: the lungs or the kidneys?
LungsOur lungs fill with air so oxygen can pass into the blood.
7. Which sense organ do we use to hear music and birdsong: our ears or our nose?
EarsOur ears detect sound vibrations in the air.
8. What do we use to chew food into smaller pieces before swallowing: our teeth or our eyelashes?
TeethTeeth bite and grind food to begin mechanical digestion.
9. Which curved bones form a cage around your chest to protect your heart and lungs: the ribs or the kneecaps?
RibsThe ribcage surrounds and shields the heart and lungs.
10. Which organ inside your head thinks, remembers and sends messages to the rest of your body: the brain or the liver?
BrainThe brain controls thought, memory, senses and movement.
11. Why do we wash our hands with soap and water before eating: to remove germs and dirt, or to make our hands heavier?
To remove germs and dirtSoap and clean water wash away microbes that can cause illness.
12. What works together with your bones to pull and bend your arms and legs: muscles or fingernails?
MusclesMuscles contract and pull on bones to make the body move.
12 questions · Seed 42 · Age guidance, not curriculum certification