SHERWOOD HIGH

EVS ASSIGNMENT -3
Grade-2

TOPIC – SENSE ORGANS

The sense organs are the body organs by which humans are able to see , smell ,hear ,taste and
touch or feel. The 5 sense organs are the eyes, nose , ears ,tongue and skin.

FUNCTIONS OF 5 SENSE ORGANS

1. EYES ( to see)
2. NOSE (to smell)
3. EARS (to hear)
4. TONGUE ( to taste)
5. SKIN (to feel)

USES OF 5 SENSE ORGANS

 Our body is covered with skin .We feel through our skin. It feels hot , soft , hard ,
rough or smooth. It helps us to sense touch.

 We taste through our tongue. It taster sweet , salty , sour or bitter .It helps us to sense
taste. It also helps us to speak.

 We smell through our nose. Our nose smells perfumes, flavours, odours. It helps us
to sense smell. It also helps us to breathe .

 We see with the help of our eyes . They help us to sense sights and recognise things .

 We hear with the help of our ears. It helps us to hear sounds around us.

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 Amazing facts on sense organs

Ears (hear ) Eyes (sight)

Snakes hear from the People blink 15 times per
jawbones . minute on average.

The middle ear contains Human eyes are made of

the smallest bones in the over 2 million working
body known as ossicles. parts.
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Skin (touch)
Tongue (taste)
Blood pressure and heart
rate can be reduced by a A snake has no taste buds
touch . on its tongue.

Grasshoppers have hair The catfish has about

all over the outside of 100,000 taste buds ( the
their bodies to detect average human has about
air movement . 10,000 taste buds)

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Nose (smell)

Grizzly bears can smell

food from up to 18 miles
away.

Dogs recognize and

identify humans first by
scent.

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 ACTIVITY

I. Choose the correct answer and write in the given box below:

II. Match the following :

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III. Draw any 2 sense organ and name them :

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