If you are planning a fall lesson plan for preschoolers, include a 5 senses apple taste test! Kids will love examining, exploring, and of course, tasting apples. Use our handy free 5 senses worksheets to extend the lesson for kids ready to journal their apple taste test investigation! Let’s find out which variety of apple tastes the best. We love fall science activities!

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What are the 5 Senses?

If you are going to explore the five senses, you need to know what they are first! The 5 senses include sight, touch, taste, sound, and smell. These concepts are super easy to explore with junior scientists because we use our 5 senses daily in many ways.

The senses are how we explore and learn about the world around us. Textures and colors ignite our senses of touch and sight.

New foods and tasty goodies explore our sense of taste, even if they aren’t so tasty. Smells like peppermint or cinnamon bring back memories or make us feel more in tune with the season or holiday.

The wind rustling the leaves, the waves breaking on the shore, our footsteps walking along a wooded path, or the call of a bird overhead are fantastic opportunities for listening to our senses!

Look at our sensory science list to read more about combining science and sensory play and engaging the 5 senses.

Observation and the 5 Senses

Observation in science begins with using our senses to gather information about the world around us. It involves using science process skills, paying close attention to details, making careful notes or drawings, and using tools to help us make better observations.

Making observations is an essential skill in science because it leads to collecting data and gathering evidence to support or refute hypotheses. Learn more about using the scientific method with kids.

Observing is also a good way for us to explore and learn about the natural world. Young children learn when they make observations in new situations, especially with science sensory experiences.

Let’s take a closer look at how kids can practice making observations using their 5 senses:

Sight

Observing through sight involves looking closely at objects and noting their color, shape, size, and patterns. For example; start a seed jar or grow crystals!

Hearing

Observing through hearing involves listening to sounds around them and identifying their source. Kids can listen to bird songs, the rustling of leaves, or the sound of raindrops. For example; try a water xylophone!

Touch

Observe through touch to explore the texture, temperature, and hardness of objects. Kids can touch different types of materials such as sand, water, feathers, or bark.

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Taste

Observing through taste involves exploring the flavors of different foods or substances. They can describe the tastes as sweet, sour, bitter, or salty. This apple taste test below is a fun way to explore the sense of taste!

Smell

Observing through smell involves detecting and describe odors. Kids can explore different scents in their environment, such as flowers, fruits, or spices. For example; paint with spice paint!

Get your free printable apple five senses worksheet!

Apple Tasting Activity

The next time you go shopping, have your kids help you choose one of each variety of apple to taste test. Grab our free 5 senses worksheet to download and print, and then get your supplies ready to describe an apple using the five senses.

Make sure to explore the parts of an apple while you’re at it with another fantastic apple project.

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How To Set Up An Apple Taste Test

STEP 1. Choose your apple types and place each one on a paper plate.

STEP 2. Label the plate with the apple’s name.

STEP 3. Then an adult should use a knife to cut out wedges of apples for everyone.

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STEP 4. Time to observe how each apple tastes, smells, feels, and crunches! See below for suggestions.

Describe An Apple Using The 5 Senses

This is the perfect opportunity to talk about the body’s five senses! Get everyone talking about how each apple tastes, smells, feels, and crunches!

Sight: Describe what the apple looks like with your sense of sight. What color is the skin? What color is the flesh? What shape is it? Compare the apple colors and sizes.

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Touch: Describe what the apple feels like with your sense of touch. What does it feel like? Does it feel wet or dry? Smooth or rough? Soft or hard?

Smell: Describe what the apple smells like with your sense of smell.  Compare the smell of the different apples.

Then on to the best bit… taste-testing each apple!

Taste: Describe what the apple tastes like with your sense of taste and what it sounds like when you bit into it with your sense of sound. Close your eyes when you are taste testing and see if that makes a difference in observing.

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Extend The Learning With Preschool Apple Activities

More Fun Preschool 5 Senses Activities

Check out our complete list of 5 Senses activities or choose from one below…

Printable Preschool 5 Senses Pack

Get ready to explore this year with our growing Preschool STEM Bundle! Or grab the individual Preschool 5 Senses Pack.

What’s Included:

There are 4 fun preschool themes to get you started. This is an ” I can explore” series!

Each unit contains approximately 15 activities, with instructions and templates as needed. Hands-on activities are provided to keep it fun and exciting. This includes sensory bins, experiments, games, and more! Easy supplies keep it low cost and book suggestions add the learning time. 

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  1. Love this tasting printable linking to in for my Apple Play Date Planner my kiddos had fun coloring the apples to match up and tasting them.
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