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THE FIVE SENSES AND THEIR ORGANS
EVERYONE IN THEIR PLACE
CONNECT EACH OF THE 5 SENSES TO THE CORRESPONDING SENSORY ORGAN.
PUT ALL THE SENSORY ORGANS IN THE RIGHT PLACE IN THE BODY.
Follow the paths, the colors will help you.
Attach the stickers in the right position.
READING A BOOK
TOUCHING
EATING
LISTENING TO MUSIC
SMELLING A FLOWER
TASTE
SIGHT
HEAR
SMELL
TOUCH 5
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THE FIVE SENSES AND THEIR ORGANS
EVERYONE IN THEIR PLACE
CONNECT EACH OF THE 5 SENSES TO THE CORRESPONDING SENSORY ORGAN.
PUT ALL THE SENSORY ORGANS IN THE RIGHT PLACE IN THE BODY.
Follow the paths, the colors will help you.
Attach the stickers in the right position.
READING A BOOK
TOUCHING
EATING
LISTENING TO MUSIC
SMELLING A FLOWER
TASTE
SIGHT
HEAR
SMELL
TOUCH 5
THE ORGAN OF SIGHT
THE RETINA
JOIN THE DASHES TO DISCOVER HOW THE ORGAN OF SIGHT IS MADE.
THE RETINA IS A FILM THAT COATS THE INNER WALL OF THE EYE. THIS FILM IS MADE UP OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CELLS (THE BRICKS FROM WHICH ALL LIVING ORGANISMS ARE MADE!), INCLUDING CONE CELLS AND ROD CELLS. WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT THESE CELLS ARE FOR, BUT NOW LET’S GET A BETTER LOOK AT HOW THEY’RE MADE.
Then, follow the paths in order to understand how the eye’s parts are made, seen from the outside and from the inside.
Fill in the drawing showing the cells of the retina: can you recognize the one cone cell you must color among the rods? Color it blue, and then color the rods gray. The color of the contour lines will guide you.
PUPIL CONJUNCTIVA
IRIS SCLERA
RODS
CONES
RETINA IRIS PUPIL SCLERA CONJUNCTIVA
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THE ORGAN OF SIGHT
THE RETINA
JOIN THE DASHES TO DISCOVER HOW THE ORGAN OF SIGHT IS MADE.
THE RETINA IS A FILM THAT COATS THE INNER WALL OF THE EYE. THIS FILM IS MADE UP OF CERTAIN TYPES OF CELLS (THE BRICKS FROM WHICH ALL LIVING ORGANISMS ARE MADE!), INCLUDING CONE CELLS AND ROD CELLS. WE WILL FIND OUT WHAT THESE CELLS ARE FOR, BUT NOW LET’S GET A BETTER LOOK AT HOW THEY’RE MADE.
Then, follow the paths in order to understand how the eye’s parts are made, seen from the outside and from the inside.
Fill in the drawing showing the cells of the retina: can you recognize the one cone cell you must color among the rods? Color it blue, and then color the rods gray. The color of the contour lines will guide you.
PUPIL CONJUNCTIVA
IRIS SCLERA
RODS
CONES
RETINA IRIS PUPIL SCLERA CONJUNCTIVA
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SEEING IN THE DARK
SEEING COLORS
WHOSE ARE THE SILHOUETTES THAT ARE FLYING IN THE STARRY SKY?
SORT THE TOWERS OF RED AND GREEN BRICKS ACCORDING TO THEIR INCREASING INTENSITY.
Find, recognize, and use a pencil to connect the silhouettes to each corresponding animal. Don’t let the other shadows confuse you!
Attach the brick stickers from lightest to darkest. The contours will guide you.
DID YOU KNOW THAT… Cone cells are the ones that take care of color vision!
DID YOU KNOW THAT… The rod cells are the photoreceptors that help us see in the dark!
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HORNET
OWL
BAT
MOTH
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SEEING IN THE DARK
SEEING COLORS
WHOSE ARE THE SILHOUETTES THAT ARE FLYING IN THE STARRY SKY?
SORT THE TOWERS OF RED AND GREEN BRICKS ACCORDING TO THEIR INCREASING INTENSITY.
Find, recognize, and use a pencil to connect the silhouettes to each corresponding animal. Don’t let the other shadows confuse you!
Attach the brick stickers from lightest to darkest. The contours will guide you.
DID YOU KNOW THAT… Cone cells are the ones that take care of color vision!
DID YOU KNOW THAT… The rod cells are the photoreceptors that help us see in the dark!
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HORNET
OWL
BAT
MOTH
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THE ORGAN OF HEARING Color the elements of the middle ear using the colors indicated by the contours.
LET’S FIND OUT HOW THE SENSORY ORGAN OF HEARING IS MADE.
MIDDLE EAR
Then, fill in the colors, as indicated by the letters of the alphabet.
MALLEUS
DID YOU KNOW THAT… The ear is made up of three parts: outer, middle and inner ear.
STAPES INCUS TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
With a cotton swab dipped in tempera paint, trace the path of the cochlea in the inner ear. INNER EAR
OUTER EAR
COCHLEA
DID YOU KNOW THAT… The inner ear finishes the process thanks to which... you can hear! It also allows you to keep your balance while standing.
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THE ORGAN OF HEARING Color the elements of the middle ear using the colors indicated by the contours.
LET’S FIND OUT HOW THE SENSORY ORGAN OF HEARING IS MADE.
MIDDLE EAR
Then, fill in the colors, as indicated by the letters of the alphabet.
MALLEUS
DID YOU KNOW THAT… The ear is made up of three parts: outer, middle and inner ear.
STAPES INCUS TYMPANIC MEMBRANE
With a cotton swab dipped in tempera paint, trace the path of the cochlea in the inner ear. INNER EAR
OUTER EAR
COCHLEA
DID YOU KNOW THAT… The inner ear finishes the process thanks to which... you can hear! It also allows you to keep your balance while standing.
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THE JOURNEY OF SOUND
WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE SOUND WAVES, LEADING THEM FROM THE EAR TO THE BRAIN.
ATTACH ON THE BRAIN THE STICKER OF THE SOUNDS THAT THE EAR TRANSMITS.
Use a red pencil for the left ear and a blue pencil for the right ear. Attach on the brain the sticker of the image that explains the perceived sound.
VROOM!
CROAK! CROAK!
CHIRP CHIRP!
RIIING!
PLING PLING!
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THE JOURNEY OF SOUND
WHAT DO YOU HEAR?
FOLLOW THE PATH OF THE SOUND WAVES, LEADING THEM FROM THE EAR TO THE BRAIN.
ATTACH ON THE BRAIN THE STICKER OF THE SOUNDS THAT THE EAR TRANSMITS.
Use a red pencil for the left ear and a blue pencil for the right ear. Attach on the brain the sticker of the image that explains the perceived sound.
VROOM!
CROAK! CROAK!
CHIRP CHIRP!
RIIING!
PLING PLING!
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THE ORGAN OF SMELL
THE JOURNEY OF THE OLFACTORY PARTICLES
HOW DOES SMELL WORK?
Now, join the dashes to discover the path of the olfactory particles inside the organ of smell.
Take a cotton swab dipped in tempera and paint the dots: these are the molecules that carry odors inside our nose.
DID YOU KNOW THAT… The sense of smell allows us to identify the quality and intensity of the particles that fly in the air: in this way, we recognize the smells.
OLFACTORY BULB THALAMUS OLFACTORY MEMBRANE NASAL CAVITY
SMELLS
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THE ORGAN OF SMELL
THE JOURNEY OF THE OLFACTORY PARTICLES
HOW DOES SMELL WORK?
Now, join the dashes to discover the path of the olfactory particles inside the organ of smell.
Take a cotton swab dipped in tempera and paint the dots: these are the molecules that carry odors inside our nose.
DID YOU KNOW THAT… The sense of smell allows us to identify the quality and intensity of the particles that fly in the air: in this way, we recognize the smells.
OLFACTORY BULB THALAMUS OLFACTORY MEMBRANE NASAL CAVITY
SMELLS
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THE WHEEL OF SMELLS
THE PERFUME DESIGNER
SCIENTISTS HAVE DIVIDED SMELLS INTO TEN CATEGORIES. ATTACH THE STICKER CORRESPONDING TO THE FOOD OR OBJECT FOR EACH WEDGE OF THE WHEEL THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE SMELL CATEGORY.
CREATE YOUR OWN HOME FRAGRANCE! Get hold of some essential oils, a bit of kosher salt, and a jar or bowl. Here are some scents you can use: rose, ginger, jasmine, cinnamon, orange, mimosa, geranium. Of course, you can also choose other scents! Mix a few drops of essential oil with the salt. Fill the bowl or jar with scented salt and place it in your room, it will emit a pleasant fragrance. Keep your home fragrance in a jar, which you can decorate with the stickers at the end of the book!
Let the color of each wedge guide you. WOODY FRUITY
FRAGRANT
CHEMICAL
MINTY
LEMON
POPCORN
ROSE
PUNGENT
ORANGE
GINGER
SWEET DECAYED
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MINT
LAVENDER
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THE WHEEL OF SMELLS
THE PERFUME DESIGNER
SCIENTISTS HAVE DIVIDED SMELLS INTO TEN CATEGORIES. ATTACH THE STICKER CORRESPONDING TO THE FOOD OR OBJECT FOR EACH WEDGE OF THE WHEEL THAT CORRESPONDS TO THE SMELL CATEGORY.
CREATE YOUR OWN HOME FRAGRANCE! Get hold of some essential oils, a bit of kosher salt, and a jar or bowl. Here are some scents you can use: rose, ginger, jasmine, cinnamon, orange, mimosa, geranium. Of course, you can also choose other scents! Mix a few drops of essential oil with the salt. Fill the bowl or jar with scented salt and place it in your room, it will emit a pleasant fragrance. Keep your home fragrance in a jar, which you can decorate with the stickers at the end of the book!
Let the color of each wedge guide you. WOODY FRUITY
FRAGRANT
CHEMICAL
MINTY
LEMON
POPCORN
ROSE
PUNGENT
ORANGE
GINGER
SWEET DECAYED
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MINT
LAVENDER
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THE ORGAN OF TASTE
THE TONGUE
FIND OUT HOW YOUR MOUTH IS LIKE.
GET A COTTON SWAB AND SOME PINK TEMPERA.
Fill in the missing parts and reconstruct the figure. Let the silhouettes help you.
Fill in the series of dots on the tongue: these are the taste buds, which help us perceive flavors.
DID YOU KNOW THAT… Your mouth has many very important functions, such as ingesting and chewing food, breathing and speaking!
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DID YOU KNOW THAT… Thanks to the ten thousand taste receptors in our mouth, we only need a tenth of a second to analyze a food and give meaning to its taste!
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THE ORGAN OF TASTE
THE TONGUE
FIND OUT HOW YOUR MOUTH IS LIKE.
GET A COTTON SWAB AND SOME PINK TEMPERA.
Fill in the missing parts and reconstruct the figure. Let the silhouettes help you.
Fill in the series of dots on the tongue: these are the taste buds, which help us perceive flavors.
DID YOU KNOW THAT… Your mouth has many very important functions, such as ingesting and chewing food, breathing and speaking!
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DID YOU KNOW THAT… Thanks to the ten thousand taste receptors in our mouth, we only need a tenth of a second to analyze a food and give meaning to its taste!
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FLAVORS AT THE TABLE
A MAP OF THE TONGUE
ARRANGE THE DISHES CONTAINING THE FOODS CORRESPONDING TO THE DIFFERENT FLAVORS ON THE TABLES BELOW.
LET’S EXPLORE OUR TONGUE! Find out how the organ of taste works: connect each area of the tongue to the different tastes it allows us to perceive, following and coloring the paths with different colors.
Let the colors of the tables and the colors framing the food help you.
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
SOUR
These are the five main tastes perceived by the receptors.
BITTER
SWEET
UMAMI
SOUR
UMAMI
SALTY
BITTER SALTY
SWEET
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FLAVORS AT THE TABLE
A MAP OF THE TONGUE
ARRANGE THE DISHES CONTAINING THE FOODS CORRESPONDING TO THE DIFFERENT FLAVORS ON THE TABLES BELOW.
LET’S EXPLORE OUR TONGUE! Find out how the organ of taste works: connect each area of the tongue to the different tastes it allows us to perceive, following and coloring the paths with different colors.
Let the colors of the tables and the colors framing the food help you.
DID YOU KNOW THAT…
SOUR
These are the five main tastes perceived by the receptors.
BITTER
SWEET
UMAMI
SOUR
UMAMI
SALTY
BITTER SALTY
SWEET
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THE ORGAN OF TOUCH
THE THICKNESS OF THE SKIN
OUR SKIN IS THE MOST EXTERNAL COVERING OF OUR BODY, AND IS MADE UP OF THREE LAYERS: EPIDERMIS, DERMIS AND HYPODERMIS (OR SUBCUTIS).
OUR SKIN HAS A VARIABLE THICKNESS, DEPENDING ON BODY AREAS. IT GOES FROM 0.02 IN (0.5 MM) TO 0.08 IN (2 MM), AND IN ONE AREA IT IS AS THICK AS 0.15 IN (4 MM)!
Over time, wrinkles appear on the skin. Fill in the faces with stickers by adding freckles, wrinkles and spots. Then look in the mirror and draw yourself: what is your skin like?
Check out the thicknesses on the ruler! Now, put together the puzzle by adding the stickers with the missing pieces, and find out which part of the body has the thickest skin of all!
0
0.02 IN (0,5 MM) 0.08 IN (2 MM)
1
0.15 IN (4 MM)
2 3 4 5
DID YOU KNOW THAT… Skin is essential, because it protects the body ,it keeps the sensation of heat and cold under control, and it perceives the sensation of pain.
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THE ORGAN OF TOUCH
THE THICKNESS OF THE SKIN
OUR SKIN IS THE MOST EXTERNAL COVERING OF OUR BODY, AND IS MADE UP OF THREE LAYERS: EPIDERMIS, DERMIS AND HYPODERMIS (OR SUBCUTIS).
OUR SKIN HAS A VARIABLE THICKNESS, DEPENDING ON BODY AREAS. IT GOES FROM 0.02 IN (0.5 MM) TO 0.08 IN (2 MM), AND IN ONE AREA IT IS AS THICK AS 0.15 IN (4 MM)!
Over time, wrinkles appear on the skin. Fill in the faces with stickers by adding freckles, wrinkles and spots. Then look in the mirror and draw yourself: what is your skin like?
Check out the thicknesses on the ruler! Now, put together the puzzle by adding the stickers with the missing pieces, and find out which part of the body has the thickest skin of all!
0
0.02 IN (0,5 MM) 0.08 IN (2 MM)
1
0.15 IN (4 MM)
2 3 4 5
DID YOU KNOW THAT… Skin is essential, because it protects the body ,it keeps the sensation of heat and cold under control, and it perceives the sensation of pain.
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