Ganeri, Anita
Summary: "In simple language, explains how the tongue works to help us taste. Describes how nerves in the tongue send messages to the brain to tell us what we taste"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.87 GANGaneri, Anita
Summary: "In simple language, explains how the nose works to help us smell. Describes how nerves in the nose send messages to the brain to tell us what we smell"--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.86 GANGaneri, Anita
Summary: "In simple language, explains how the eyes work to help us see. Describes how the parts of the eye take in light and how the nerves in the eye send messages to the brain to tell us what we see"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.84 GANGaneri, Anita
Summary: "In simple language, explains how the ears work to help us hear. Describes how the parts of the ear take in sound and how the nerves in the ear send messages to the brain to tell us what we hear"--Provided by publisher.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Smart Apple Media 2013
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.85 GANSummary: Why are humans so responsive to touch? This program calculates the different sensitivities of the body's most receptive parts. The density of touch sensors in the skin explains why some parts of the body seem to have a much lower pain threshold-a microscopic splinter in a finger can be extremely painful, while a cut on your leg may not hurt as much. University College London professor Tony...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program explores the biological reasons why humans have the most amazing sense of taste on the planet. Persuading a family raised on Chinese food to try ripe Stilton cheese and a group of gourmet cheese lovers to try a Chinese delicacy of fermented raw duck eggs, host Nigel Marven assesses how we end up with such extraordinary tastes that vary across different cultures. Yale University...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program deconstructs the emotional effects evoked by music and other sounds. Experiments by Dr. Mark Blagrove at the Sleep Laboratory in Swansea show that our sense of hearing is constantly alert, even while asleep, and Dr. Sarah Collins, from Nottingham University, explains why deep voices are so attractive to the opposite sex. Scientists assert that we have certain automatic responses to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program argues that the human visual system is skillful at some things, but that we miss an amazing amount of what is going on right in front of our eyes. Whether spotting attractive people in a crowd, gauging depth and distance, or even predicting where things end up, the eyes are at their most perceptive. But clever experiments conducted at a nightclub by scientists from Sussex...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program focuses on the components of our sense of balance. Stunt coordinator Marc Cass demonstrates how the balance organs inform us of how we are moving. At the Circus School, in San Francisco, a troupe of acrobats illustrates how eyes control balance by calculating what our bodies are doing in relation to the outside world. Dr. Ros Davies, from the National Hospital for Neurology and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Summary: This program investigates how psychological principles determine a smell's level of repellence. After testing natural smells found to be offensive to most people, scientists at Monell Chemical Services Center and the University of California propose that our reactions are heavily shaped by personal experience. Demonstrations of how olfactory lobes work are featured. Host Nigel Marven observes...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Davis, Bela
Summary: "This title brings a twist to the usual scavenger hunt. Instead of just finding objects, readers will be asked to use all their senses when checking things off their lists! My Park Scavenger Hunt focuses on finding things in a park and helps readers see, hear, feel, smell, and taste the world around them"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Junior, an imprint of Abdo Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.8 DAVDavis, Bela
Summary: "This title brings a twist to the usual scavenger hunt. Instead of just finding objects, readers will be asked to use all their senses when checking things off their lists! My Store Scavenger Hunt focuses on finding things in a grocery store and helps readers see, hear, feel, smell, and taste the world around them"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Junior, an imprint of Abdo Kids 2023
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1 available in Juvenile Nonfiction, Call number: J 612.8 DAVSummary: Packing the trunk, finding the right road, parking in a tight spot-are these masculine tasks, best accomplished with a man's mechanical aptitude and spatial reasoning? This program resists broadly brushed stereotypes, but does identify disparities in the ways men and women operate machines, manipulate tools, focus on tasks, and navigate. Accompanying two teams as they race to organize and...
Format: software, multimedia
Publisher / Publication Date: Films Media Group 2006
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Davis, Bela
Summary: "This title brings a twist to the usual scavenger hunt. Instead of just finding objects, readers will be asked to use all their senses when checking things off their lists! My Home Scavenger Hunt focuses on finding things in a home and helps readers see, hear, feel, smell, and taste the world around them"--Amazon.com.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Abdo Kids Junior, an imprint of Abdo Kids 2023