As students work on their presentations, encourage them to review the criteria to make sure they are meeting every one. During the presentation, the teacher and the students in the other groups evaluate the presentation using this rubric. Although humans do a superb job at sensing the world, there are other members of the animal kingdom that do it better. Salmon, too, have remarkable noses. By smelling the ocean, they can swim their way back to the exact stream in which they were born years before.
Snakes smell out their meals with their tongues.
Scientists have figured out that birds can navigate across large distances by detecting Earth's magnetic field. For each of the five senses, find at least two interesting comparisons within the animal world. Similarly, some people who have lost the ability to see or hear occasionally experience sights and sounds. Research these phenomena and present your findings to the class. The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses Joanna Cole and Bruce Degen.