Picture it: You hear a voice from the other room, and immediately you recognize the voices calling you for dinner. You don’t need to ask what’s for dinner, because your nose already told you! You feel the chill of a cold metal fork, and the taste of your favorite meal is as refreshing as you remember. With all these different ways of taking in your world, your senses are like your superpowers! These superpowers are seen in your ability to hear, touch, taste and smell!
There are 7 fun experiments inside this BioBox, each marked with the approximate time to complete. Feel free to do the experiments in any order. You decide – you are the scientist!
1. How do ears help find the location of a sound?
2. Ears detect sound and …..?
3. How does the skin give us superpowers?
4. Are all taste buds the same?
5. What other superpower helps with taste?
The experiments in this box are quite easy to follow. Here a few helpful tips:
Experiment 2: Try these activities outside. Stay near the spinning person to be sure they do not fall over!
Experiment 3: Keep the pins at a slight angle rather than pressing straight down. Press GENTLY.
Experiment 5: Hot tap water should be hot enough to reach 45 degrees Celsius. If the water is too hot, it takes a long time to cool. It is important that each repetition begins with the same temperature.
Experiment 6: It might be helpful to add extra packets to the solutions so that they have stonier flavor. Try this experiment with people of various ages!
Experiment 7: Also try this one with people of various ages. Our taste decreases as we age and so you may be able to trick a parent with a flavor when their nose is plugged!
That’s why they love to be pet.
What an adventure – we are so glad you have joined us! Please let us know about your experiments: send pictures, give tips for other BioBoxers, share favorite results. Find us on Facebook and Instagram. #bioboxlabs
Will you be joining individually or using school funding?
