The Body Beautiful!

The Body Beautiful!

Our Five Senses.

Your five senses.

You have 5 senses : sight, smell, sound, taste and touch. Each one of them is really important in your everyday life. You use at least one of your five senses every moment of every day and they are on duty even when you are asleep! Your senses work together to let your brain to know what is going on around you. They help to keep you safe by warning you of any danger.

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How does the 5 senses keep us safe?

Your eyes and sight.

Your eyes are some of the hardest working parts of your body! They work from the very beginning of your day, right to the very end when you go to sleep. Your eyes are like cameras - they take images from the world around you and send information to your brain. Your brain then figures out what you are looking at.

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Do you agree that eyes are one of the most hardworking part of your body? Why?

Your ears and hearing

The sounds you hear every day are collected by your ears. Your ears transport these sounds to your brain so it can figure out what each sound is. Hearing helps you to learn and to communicate with everyone around you. Your ears also have another really important job: they stop you from falling over!

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Do you know what is the 'semicircular canal' in ear?

The Semicircular Canal

• It is located in the inner part of your ears

• it functions as to maintain your balance,

Your mouth and taste

Your mouth is made up of the teeth and tongue and it does a lot more than just help you chew. It helps you to speak or sing, allows you to smile or frown and produces saliva that helps to prevent infection.

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What is the best function of your mouth and tongue?

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What is the last sense?

Your skin and touch.

Your skin is an amazing organ and is very important in keeping you healthy. It is very tough and holds all your inside bits, inside! Your skin makes sweat that helps to protect you. Sweat also helps to regulate your body temperature. You touch lots of different things ever day and your skin can figure out what most of them are!