
Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades K-4
Subject
Life Science, Technology, Humans, Space Station
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities, Videos
In this episode, watch NASA astronaut Shane Kimbrough talk about the five senses: sight, taste, smell, hearing and touch. Do you think your five senses would change in the microgravity environment of the International Space Station? Watch this episode to learn how your five senses adapt to provide you with information necessary to keep you safe whether you’re an astronaut in space, or you have your feet planted on Earth.
Classroom Connection: Five Senses
Grade Level: K-4
Time Required: 60 minutes
Next Generation Science Standards:
4-LS1-2. Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the information in different ways.