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Store the items you collect separately, in airtight containers, or plastic sandwich bags that zip closed.
Blindfold each person and ask them to answer the following questions: 1. What item are you smelling? 2. Is the odor nice, pleasant or strong? (For younger children, good or bad) 3. Does the smell stir up memories? If so, are the memories good or bad? * Use caution when smelling moth balls or perfume. Just take a very small sniff. The Smelly Side of Life Take a walk around your neighborhood. What odors do you smell? Visit a bakery, restaurant or cafeteria. What odors do you smell? Ask your parents to take you for a drive to the country. Visit a farm or nature trail. What odors do you smell here? After each of these trips, record your findings. Have a sibling (brother or sister) or friend do the same. How were the smells of each trip different? How did your results and the other person's results compare? There are many experiments you can conduct on your own. Follow my example and think of some ways you can experiment with odors. Keep track of your results. What you find out just may surprise you. Fun Links: Five Senses Fun for grades Kindergarten to grade 2. Nasa Science: Common Causes of Household Odors What's That Smell? The Nose Knows What the Nose Knows: How We Smell The nose graphic at the top of the page is courtesy of ArtbyCheryl.com
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