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Grade 6 · Science · Unit 1 of 11

Our Senses

Eyes, ears, nose, tongue and skin.

What your child practises

Practises natural sensory systems: sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch. It follows the Grade 6 science skill descriptors on natural and technical sensory systems in the New Brunswick curriculum.

New Brunswick Curriculum skill descriptor: Scientific Literacy: Sensemaking · explanations about natural sensory systems based on evidence from inquiry

Sample questions

A taste of this unit. In the app, questions change every time and get easier or harder to match your child.

  1. Question 1

    Which sense helps you know a stove is hot?

    • taste
    • hearing
    • sight
    • touch

  2. Question 2

    Which part of the eye has cells that detect light?

    • the retina
    • the lens
    • the iris
    • the pupil

  3. Question 3

    What happens to your pupil in dim light?

    • it stays the same
    • it closes
    • it gets bigger
    • it gets smaller

  4. Question 4

    Which tool protects hearing around loud machines?

    • sunglasses
    • ear protection
    • gloves
    • a hat

  5. Question 5

    What vibrates when sound hits it in the ear?

    • the nostril
    • the lens
    • the tongue
    • the eardrum

  6. Question 6

    An optical illusion shows that…

    • light doesn’t exist
    • your brain can be fooled when it interprets what you see
    • colours are not real
    • your eyes are broken

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