Fun taste test experiments for first graders.

📚 Quick Study Guide

• 👅 Taste Buds: Located on your tongue, these help you sense different tastes: sweet, sour, salty, bitter, and umami.
• 👃 Smell: Your nose plays a big role in how things taste! Try plugging your nose during the experiments to see the difference.
• 👁️ Sight: The way food looks can also affect how you think it will taste.
• 🖐️ Texture: How food feels in your mouth (smooth, crunchy, etc.) is part of the tasting experience.
• 🧪 Fair Test: A fair test is when you only change one thing to see how it affects the outcome. For example, if you are testing different flavors of juice, make sure the temperature and amount of juice are the same each time.

Practice Quiz

1. What part of your body helps you taste?
   1. Your eyes
   2. Your ears
   3. Your tongue
   4. Your hands
2. Which of these is NOT one of the main tastes your tongue can sense?
   1. Spicy
   2. Sweet
   3. Sour
   4. Salty
3. What other sense is very important for tasting food?
   1. Hearing
   2. Smell
   3. Sight
   4. Touch
4. If you plug your nose while eating, what will happen to the taste?
   1. It will taste stronger
   2. It will taste the same
   3. It will taste weaker
   4. It will change color
5. Why is it important to only change one thing at a time in an experiment?
   1. To make the experiment faster
   2. To make the experiment more colorful
   3. To know what caused the change
   4. To confuse your friends
6. What does texture refer to when tasting food?
   1. How it smells
   2. How it looks
   3. How it feels in your mouth
   4. How loud it is
7. Which sense involves using your eyes to observe food?
   1. Taste
   2. Smell
   3. Sight
   4. Touch