Sense of Taste

WEEK 6

TOPIC: The Senses
SUBTOPIC: Sense of Taste
CLASS: Basic 2
AGE: 7 years
DATE: ____________________
PERIOD: ____________________
DURATION: 40 minutes

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
By the end of the lesson, pupils should be able to:

1. Identify the tongue as the organ of taste.
2. Name the four main tastes.
3. State the importance of taste.

KEY VOCABULARY WORDS: Taste, Sweet, Sour, Bitter, Salty, Tongue.

INSTRUCTIONAL MATERIALS:

• Picture of the tongue.
• Samples of food with different tastes (sugar, lemon, salt, bitter leaf).

CONTENT OF THE LESSON

Sense of Taste:
The tongue is the organ we use to taste.

The four main tastes are:

1. Sweet – sugar, honey, cake.
2. Sour – lemon, lime, unripe mango.
3. Bitter – bitter leaf, aloe vera.
4. Salty – salt, chips, sea water.

Importance of Taste:

• Helps us enjoy food.
• Warns us against eating bad or poisonous food.

[Insert Diagram of the Tongue showing taste regions]

INTRODUCTORY ACTIVITY:

Teacher gives pupils safe samples to taste (sweet, sour, salty, bitter) and asks them to describe the taste.

CLASS EXERCISE 1:

Match the taste to the food:

• Sweet → ______
• Sour → ______
• Bitter → ______
• Salty → ______

CLASS EXERCISE 2:

List two importance of taste.

CLASS EXERCISE 3:

Draw and label the tongue.

ASSIGNMENT (Multiple-Choice Questions):

1. The organ of taste is the _____. A. Ear B. Nose C. Tongue D. Eye
2. Lemon tastes _____. A. Sweet B. Bitter C. Sour D. Salty
3. Salt tastes _____. A. Bitter B. Salty C. Sour D. Sweet
4. Which of these is sweet? A. Honey B. Bitter leaf C. Lemon D. Salt
5. Taste helps us to _____. A. See B. Smell C. Eat food safely D. Hear