What science activities can i do with children aged 5-11 to do with smell?

Question

This has got to be done with about 10 children

Answer 1

I've just done this one, and with this age range too.
I got small plastic boxes and put different things in them.
I let each of them sniff in turn and say if it was a nice smell or a nasty smell.
Then if they knew what it was they had to put their hands up
I listened to each answer in turn before announcing what it was.
To stop them guessing from the colour, I added food colouring - the tomato sauce was green and the Vicks vaporub was red - no cheating in my class - except by me

Answer 2

That's quite an age range.

Magic School Bus Makes a Stink

Field Trip Notes:

Flora Whiff, the famous expert on smell - whose nose knows - comes to school to judge the First Annual Smell Search. Ms. Frizzles class creates a unique smell that is bound to take first prize, but Janet, determined to win herself, changes their smell to an odor only a skunk could love. The kids discover the secret to what makes things smell. Now can they find a way to make sure their creation doesn't make a big stink?

Going Hands-On
Ms. Frizzle's Ideas for the Day

Time: 20 minutes
Group Size: 4-6

Ms. Frizzles class explores Janets nose to learn how we smell. Your kids investigate how well their own odor detectors can identify smells.

What You Need

* 4 plastic film canisters, plus 1 for each group
* 4 objects with strong odors
* Hole punch
* Copies of ODOR DETECTIVES page

Talk About It
Pizza Day: by Carlos

Ask: What smells can you identify?

What To Do

1. Number the canisters. Punch a hole in each lid.
2. Put a strong-smelling object in each canister. Some ideas: cotton balls soaked with perfume, ammonia, spices, citrus peel, soap, toothpaste, coffee, tea, pencil shavings, flavored breakfast cereals, pizza.
3. Tell students to sniff gently. Caution them not to touch lids with their noses.
4. Rotate the canisters among groups for identification and response to the odor. Ask: Do odors send a message to you? What are some signals these odors send to you?
5. Let each group create an odor challenge for the others. Ask: How did you choose your odor?

Next Stop

Ask: Do smells need time to travel from the source to your nose? Group kids at the back of the room. Uncap a mystery bottle of perfume or aftershave. Time how long it takes kids to detect the odor.

Answer 3

Simple to organise and always a success.
Cut up fruits and veg that look very similar, ie parsnip, potato,apple,pear, turnip etc. The children need to be prevented from smelling the food, so a peg on the nose works, but might be frowned upon nowadays! or a thickish bandage round the nose, a blindfold helps with the nosier children but itn't essential.
They have to tasts a piece of food and say what it is.... Most will say apple to nearly all of the samples. We need our sense of smell in order to be able to taste our food properly.

Answer 4

put some pepper in a bowl of water, completely cover the surface of the water and then add a drop of washing up liquid to the middle.watch what happens.

not really to do with smell but really good and they will be very impressed.

Answer 5

I can suggest get them to smell a few wild plants such as lemon and mint which are pleasant and poppies. Deadly Nightshade if sniffed will make them sick.

Answer 6

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Answer 7

blindfold the kids,
put different smells infront of them(e.g. cooked bacon) and see if they can guess what the smell is!!!

Answer 8

Fart near them and see if they die.