Super Senses
This interactive chapter helps students explore the five human senses and discover amazing animal super senses. Learn how different animals use their senses to survive, find food, and communicate in their environments.
Key Topics & Instructions
▼- Understand the five human senses and their functions.
- Explore animal super senses and adaptations.
- Compare human senses with animal senses.
- Learn how senses help in survival and communication.
- Test your knowledge of senses with interactive quizzes.
- Explore different animal super senses and their functions.
- Compare human and animal sensory capabilities.
Experiment 1: Human Senses Quiz
Test your knowledge about the five human senses and their functions.
Experiment 2: Animal Super Senses Explorer
Select an animal to learn about its amazing super senses.
Humans have five basic senses: sight, hearing, smell, taste, and touch. These senses help us perceive and interact with our environment. Each sense has specialized organs and receptors that detect specific stimuli.
Animal Super Senses
Many animals have vision capabilities far beyond humans. Eagles can spot prey from miles away, while mantis shrimp can see polarized light and ultraviolet light.
Bats and dolphins use sound waves to navigate and locate objects in their environment, a process called echolocation.
Sharks and some other fish can detect electrical fields generated by other animals, helping them locate prey even in complete darkness.