As humans we use our eyes all the time to explore
the world and if we see something we tend to believe
it! Try and trick your eyes here by making this simple
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2. Cut out the rectangles, using the dotted lines as
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6' Scissors
6' 2 paperclips
6' Pencil
6' Pad of post­it notes
6' Adult helper
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3. Now pile the pieces on top of each other in the
order 1,2,3,1,2,3, etc.
4. Use the 2 paperclips to attach the pieces together
along the left hand side margin.
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Starting with faces may be easiest ­ can you make
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would also work well.
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page of a Post­it notepad works well!
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Each picture on your
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different from the one
on either side.
When the pages are
turned quickly your
eyes are tricked
into thinking that the
pictures are really
moving as they blend
into each other.
This is an early form
of animation.
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Our sense of hearing often alerts us to events before
we see them. It is also very important for humans,
as we need to listen to communicate. Explore the
different ways of making your own phone so that
you can communicate with your friends!
1. Place a ball of blue tack on the base of each
plastic cup and then poke a hole through each
using the sharpened pencil.
2. Thread the string through the hole in the bottom of
one of the cups from the inside and pull the string
most of the way through.
3. Tie a knot in the end of the string to keep it from
going all the way through the hole.
4. Then thread the string through the hole in the
second cup, but this time, thread it from the outside
of the cup.
5. Tie a knot in the other end of the string. The knot
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6. Then, pull the cups so that the string is tight and
have one person talk into one cup while the other
person holds the other cup to their ear.
Now it is time for you to experiment by thinking of a
question that you want answered.
Here are some examples:
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Make a prediction after choosing to change
one thing. Then you can investigate and see if you
were right!
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6' Plastic cups (different
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Some string
Scissors
Tape measure
Sharp pencil
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When you talk into
the cup, you cause
it to shake or vibrate.
This causes the string
to vibrate so then the
cup on the other end
of the string starts to
vibrate. Whoever is
listening then hears
those vibrations
caused by your voice.
Your skin is the largest ‘sense’ organ as it covers
your whole body. As you know your skin is sensitive
to touch ­ this is really useful as it helps you judge
how hot or cold something is, how an object feels
or how heavy something is pressing down. In this
experiment discover how much your sense of touch
helps when you can’t see the objects!
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On the side of the box cut a hole large
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Cut off the toe end of the sock to make
a tube.
Tape the sock to the inside of the box to
make a tunnel for a hand from the outside to
the inside.
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1 sock
Sticky tape
Rubber gloves
Range of objects
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Guess the Object
Placing one object in the box at a time, each player will take a turn to guess
what is inside using his or her sense of touch. Familiar objects could be used
to start with i.e. cup, ball, sponge or a pinecone.
Describing the texture of the object may help them decide.
Experts could then progress to a harder level in which objects such as magnetic numbers
could be used.
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Match Pairs of Objects
This time a range of objects would be placed in the box to start with and each would
have a matching object outside the box. One object would be shown to the player ­
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Guess the Object ­ with Gloves On!
The two activities detailed above can be done again only this time
players will be wearing gloves. This will show how much the sense
of touch is affected if the skin is covered.
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baking... these smells are all made possible because
of your nose and your brain.
People can live without a sense of smell, but for
nocturnal (night time) animals like the badger,
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food and their home using a smell gland at the base of their tail. They can
then follow this in the dark. Try out your very own smell trail activity using the
instructions below!
1. Hide the 10 numbered smell pots around the area
selected for the smell trail.
2. Each team named after a nocturnal animal will
need a sheet to record their answers something like
this:
Pot number
Smell*
Position
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all the smells correctly in the quickest time.
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pots each containing
1 of 10 items with
distinctive smells i.e.:
lemon; orange; garlic;
coffee; mint; onion;
cocoa; pine needles;
pencil shavings or
washing powder, all
covered over with
some cotton wool.
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provided showing where each numbered pot can be found. So not
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the smell!
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Most of the tongue’s surface is covered in tiny taste
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tell the difference between 4 basic tastes: sweet, sour,
salty and bitter.
In this experiment discover whether different parts
of your tongue are more sensitive than others to the
different tastes.
1. The tester will select one of the 4 labelled cup
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into it.
2. They will then place the spoon on the tip of the
taster’s tongue and ask the taster if they can name
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3. The taster will then rinse out their mouth with water.
4. The tester will then place the spoon on 3 other areas
of the taster’s tongue (left side, right side and back)
rinsing the mouth out in between.
5. The taster will need to say each time whether they
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Taste Type
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Sugary taste
Sour Taste
Bitter Taste
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Back
Left side
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containing salty water;
Sugary Taste: sugary
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Taste: tonic water
6' Water to drink
6' Plastic spoons
6' Someone to taste
6' Someone to test
6' Coloured pencils and
paper for drawing a
tongue map.
Right side
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It used to be said that we sense sweet tastes at the tip of our tongue
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tongue areas may vary from person to person.
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