Anything we see, hear, feel, smell, or taste requires billions of nerve cells to flash urgent messages along cross-linked pathways and feedback loops in our brains, performing intricate calculations that scientists have only begun to decipher.

• The Incredible Human Body: The Five Senses
  Students learn how each of the five senses works; compare and contrast the means by which the senses gather information about the world; and investigate a research question, analyze the results and present the findings.
  http://school.discovery.com/lessonplans/programs/humanbody/

• SEDL: Five Senses Unit
  In this unit the teacher background information is quite lengthy and has been placed within each lesson. The teacher will have easier access to the information if it is closer to the other instructional material of the unit.
  http://www.sedl.org/scimath/pasopartners/senses/welcome.html

• Education World: My Five Senses: WebQuest for Elementary Students
  The students in your class will work in groups to learn about the five senses. Each group will report on what it finds and the class will vote on which sense is most important sense. Then each student will make a book about all five senses.
  http://www.educationworld.com/a_tech/webquest_orig/webquest_orig003.shtml

• The Sense of Smell Institute
  Helping students, teachers and all visitors to our website to explore the sense of smell by providing links to science education resources and curriculum ideas and other informative websites.
  http://www.senseofsmell.org

Good Luck!

This week features a question from James:

"Could you please provide some resources for Martin Luther King Jr.?"

Absolutely James!

On January 17, 2005, Americans across the country will celebrate the national holiday honoring the life and work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. During his lifetime, Dr. King sought to forge the common ground on which people from all walks of life could join together to address important community issues. Working alongside individuals of all ages, races and backgrounds, Dr. King encouraged Americans to come together to strengthen communities, alleviate poverty, and acknowledge dignity and respect for all human beings.

• The Martin Luther King, Jr. Papers Project
  The King Papers Project is a major research effort to assemble and disseminate historical information concerning Martin Luther King, Jr. and the social movements in which he participated.
  http://www.stanford.edu/group/King/

• All About Martin Luther King, Jr. (for lower grades)
  Includes MLK Bio, Timeline, Printout MLK Childhood Printout/Activity, MLK Timeline Printout/Quiz, MLK Cloze Printout, MLK Printable Activity Book - Beginning Readers and MLK Printable Activity Book - Fluent Readers.
  http://www.enchantedlearning.com/history/us/MLK/

• Martin Luther King Day: biography, timeline, quotes and more
  On January 17, 2005, United States citizens will celebrate a national holiday commemorating the life and achievements of civil rights leader Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Click on the links provided for more information on the life of King and other important civil rights leaders.
  http://www.infoplease.com/spot/mlkjrday1.html

• The Seattle Times: Martin Luther King Jr.
  This site is provided by The Seattle Times to honor the memory of Martin Luther King. Learn about this civil-rights leader and his sweeping influence, get street-level, student and political perspectives, timelines, quizzes and resources.
  http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/mlk/index.html

Good Luck!

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