Mississippi Science L.K.1B.2
The Standard
- L.K.1B
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of how animals (including humans) use their physical features and their senses to learn about their environment.
Identify and describe examples of how animals use their sensory body parts (eyes to detect light and movement, ears to detect sound, skin to detect temperature and touch, tongue to taste, and nose to detect smell).
2026 Mississippi College- and Career-Readiness Standards for Science · Hierarchical Organization
Teacher's field guide
What This Standard Means
What Students Need to Do
- Students name the body parts animals use to notice light, movement, sound, touch, warmth, tastes, and smells. They tell what an animal notices with each part.
What Mastery Looks Like
- Given a picture of a dog sniffing food, a student says its nose detects the smell. They can also explain that eyes spot movement, ears hear sounds, skin feels warmth or touch, and a tongue tastes food.
Common Misconceptions
- Some students say a nose tastes food or a tongue smells it. Others name fur instead of the skin beneath it as the part that feels warmth and touch.
How to Assess It
- Show a picture of a dog. Ask students which parts help it see a moving ball, hear a bell, feel a warm blanket, taste food, and smell food.
Lesson moves
Ways to Teach It
Place a stuffed rabbit by a wall, move a flashlight spot across the wall, then ring a bell; children point to its eyes or ears.
Show a picture of a cat sniffing a bowl and ask, 'What does its nose help it notice?'
Match picture cards of a dog hearing a bell, a cat smelling food, and a lizard feeling warm sand to body-part cards.
At lunch, ask children to notice their food's smell, then name the part a dog uses to smell its dinner.
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