Science · Our senses
Five senses
Match sense to body part.
Our Five Senses
We have five special ways to learn about things. These are called our senses. We see with our eyes. We hear with our ears. We smell with our nose. We taste with our tongue. We touch with our skin.
Each Sense Has a Body Part
Every sense needs a special body part to work. Your eyes help you see colours and shapes. Your ears help you hear sounds and music. Your nose helps you smell flowers and food. Your tongue helps you taste sweet or sour things. Your skin helps you feel soft or rough things.
Using Our Senses Every Day
We use our senses all the time! You see your friends at school. You hear the bell ring. You smell your lunch. You taste your apple. You feel your jumper. Our senses help us stay safe and happy.
Let's Match Senses to Body Parts
Now you can practise matching each sense! Think about what you do with each body part. Does it help you see, hear, smell, taste or touch? You're doing great!
Worked examples
1. Which body part do you use to see a rainbow?
- Think about seeing. What do you see with?
- You see with your eyes.
- The answer is eyes!
2. Which body part do you use to hear a bird singing?
- Think about hearing. What do you hear with?
- You hear with your ears.
- The answer is ears!
3. Which body part do you use to feel a fluffy teddy?
- Think about touching. What do you touch with?
- You touch with your skin.
- The answer is skin!
Try it yourself
Which body part do you use to smell a cake baking?
Ready to test yourself?
Take a short topic test — every question maps to a syllabus point so you’ll see exactly which parts you’ve mastered.