A. Subject Name: Science and Health
B. Lesson Reference Number: Grade 3
C. Lesson Title :
The Sense Organs and Their Functions
D. Lesson Description:
The lesson is about the five sense organs of the human body. The function of each sense organs will be discussed to make the pupils realize the importance of each sense organs in our life.
E. Learning Outcomes:
At the end of the lesson, the students are expected to:
- identify the sense organs of the human body
tell the function of each sense organappreciate the importance of our sense organsF. Learning Presentation:
Hello kids! Today we will talk about our sense organs. Every second, every minute, every hour, every day - can you count how many times we use our sense organs to know what is happening around us? Taste this! What's that smell? What a colorful dress! I can't touch that, it's hot! Listen to that music. Without knowing it, most informations we get from our surroundings are sent to our brain by our five sense organs. What if we lost them? Wouldn't life be very boring? Today, let's find out about our sense organs and learn how important these organs are.
Read the link below to know what you will learn today.
http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0932466.html
Now, read carefully a classrom dialogue about their science experiment. You can jot down important notes if you like.
http://www.jainworld.com/education/level2/lesson02.htm
G. Learning Activity
a. Explore the story about Christmas Bear and his Five Senses. Just click on the link below.
http://www.beaconlearningcenter.com/WebLessons/ChristmasBear/five01.htm
b. After finishing your adventure with Christmas Bear and Eric, list down the five senses and their functions.
c. Next, imagine yourself losing one of your sense organs. What do you think will happen if you will lose your
1. sense of sight?
2. sense of smell?
3. sense of hearing?
4. sense of touch?
5. sense of taste?
H. Learning Assessment
The lesson is finished. Now it's time for you to take a short test. Just click on the link below.
http://www.prongo.com/quizstation/
I. Assignment:
Open the following link to a deeper understanding of the five sense organs. In this link, each sense organ will be fully discussed and this will be our topic in our next lessons.
http://freda.auyeung.net/5senses/