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Jelly bean taste test
Sense Of Taste
Our sense of taste starts with the tongue.
The tongue is covered with taste buds each containing specialized receptor cells.
These receptor cells send messages to the brain and the brain identifies which taste is present.
Sense Of Smell
Smells originate from molecules in the air.
When these molecules enter the nose, they make contact with receptor cells inside the nostrils.
These cells send messages to the brain which identifies the scent.
Jelly Bell jelly beans work great in a taste test.
The textures of the jelly beans are the same and they come in so many flavors.
You could do a test with similar flavors or wildly different ones.
You may be surprised by the results.
Start by picking up three different flavors of Jelly Bellys at the store.
When you get home, set up your experiment.
Place each flavor of jelly bean in a different paper bag or bowl.
If you are using a bowl, confirm they are covered or blocked from view.
Its best if your test subjects do not see the flavors and colors before the experiment.
You dont want to influence them in anyway.
(it’s possible for you to use as many test subjects as you want for this experiment.)
five senses activities for toddlers
Have each test subject close their eyes or blindfold them.
Give each subject a jelly bean to eat and have them guess its flavor.
Have them write down their answer on a piece of paper.
Where they good as guessing flavors?
What difference did pinching their nose make?
This works best when they are in a paper or plastic bag.
You might even want to crush a few of the jelly beans up to release the scent.
Ask the test subject to guess which flavor they are smelling and record their answer.How did your subject do?
What did you discover about the senses from this experiment?
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