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Smell

From Bill Nye the Science Guy · 1998

Smell
23 min3rd4th5th6thScienceHealth
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Summary

Bill follows a scent up your nose to show how smell works and how your brain turns tiny molecules into familiar smells.

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All ages
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Discussion questions

Discussion

Bill follows a scent up your nose to show how smell works and how your brain turns tiny molecules into familiar smells..

  1. How does a smell get from a cookie to your brain?
  2. Why can a smell remind you of a memory?
  3. How are smell and taste connected?

Quick work-a-long

Vocabulary: smell, molecule, nose.

Try it: Smell something safe and describe how the information travels to your brain.