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How do my eyes see? Simple, true senses facts for young children, each with a fun fact, a tiny activity and a question to talk about together.

Tap a question to reveal the answer, share the fun fact, try the tiny activity, then talk about it together.

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How do my eyes see? Revealexpand_more

Your eyes work like tiny windows that let light in from everything around you. Your eyes turn that light into little messages and send them to your brain, which turns them into the pictures you see.

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Talk about itWhat is the very first thing you like to see when you wake up?

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Did you know?You blink around fifteen times every minute, and each blink is faster than you can notice.

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Try itCover one eye, then the other, and see how the world looks a little different each way.

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Why do we have two ears? Revealexpand_more

Having one ear on each side helps you tell where a sound is coming from. A sound reaches the ear that is closer just a tiny bit sooner, and your brain uses that to point you the right way.

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Talk about itWhat is your favourite sound in the whole house?

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Did you know?Your ears keep working even while you are fast asleep, which is why a loud noise can wake you.

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Try itClose your eyes and have someone clap softly from different spots. Can you point to each clap?

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How does my tongue taste food? Revealexpand_more

Your tongue is covered in tiny bumps that pick up flavours like sweet, salty and sour. They send the news up to your brain, which decides if that bite is yummy or not.

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Talk about itWhat is a food that tastes sweet, and one that tastes sour?

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Did you know?Your sense of smell helps you taste too, which is why food seems boring when your nose is blocked.

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Try itHold your nose and take a bite of something, then let go and notice how the taste grows stronger.

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Why do we sneeze? Revealexpand_more

A sneeze is your nose's way of blowing out something that tickles or bothers it, like dust or pepper. The air rushes out so fast that it clears your nose in one big puff.

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Talk about itWhat things make you sneeze the most?

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Did you know?A sneeze can rush out faster than a car drives down the road.

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Try itNext time you feel a sneeze coming, catch it in your elbow. That keeps the tickly bits from flying onto other people.

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