Leybourne Ss Peter & Paul CEP Academy - Knowledge Organiser - Science: The Human Body - Senses - Year 1 - Term 1

Oct 1, 2026

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Science knowledge organiser for Year 1, Term 1, focused on senses and the human body. It defines key vocabulary including senses, human, eyes and sight, ears and hearing, mouth and taste, tongue, nose and smell, skin and touch, plus sensory impairment and body-structure terms like spine, vertebrae, backbone and joints. Key facts explain how different health professionals look after parts of the body when people are unwell: doctors, dentists, and opticians.

LanguageEnglish

CategoryExam

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Pages1

Reading Time3 min

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Key Vocabulary: Senses

Human

Senses

Eyes and Sight

Ears and Hearing

Mouth and Taste

Tongue

Nose and Smell

Skin and Touch

Sensory impairment

Key Vocabulary: Human Body

Spine, Vertebrae and Backbone

Joints

Key facts

Doctor, Dentist and Optician

Leybourne Ss Peter & Paul CEP Academy-Knowledge Organiser | Science: The Human Body-Senses | Year 1 | Terms 1 | | --- | --- | --- | | Key Vocabulary: Senses | | | --- | --- | | Human | A man, woman or child. People are humans. They are animals that walk on two legs and speak using words. | | Senses | Ways in which our bodies can notice things around us by; seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting or feeling. | | Eyes | Our eyes help us to see things around us. | | Sight | The way our bodies recognise what can be seen in our environment. | | Ears | Our ears help us to hear things around us. | | Hearing | Our ears help us to hear. Sounds travel through our ears to send messages to our brain. Most of our ear is in our head – not the bit we can see! Some people need help hearing. | | Mouth | Our mouth helps us to taste things. | | Taste | The top surface of the tongue is covered in taste buds. We can taste four separate flavours; sweet, salt, bitter and sour. | | Tongue | A muscle in the mouth of a mammal, used for tasting, licking, swallowing and (in humans) speaking. | | Nose | Our nose helps us to smell things. | | Smell | We can use our nose to smell things. Our sense of smell can also warn us about possible dangers, for example, if we smell smoke. | | Skin | Our skin helps us to feel things. | | Touch | The organ used for touch is our skin and it covers our whole body. The sense of touch allows us to tell if something is hot or cold, dull or sharp, rough or smooth or wet or dry. | | Sensory impairment | When one or more of your senses does not work properly. | | Key Vocabulary: Human Body | | | Spine | A column of vertebrae found in the middle of our backs reaching from our skull to our pelvis. | | Vertebrae | A series of small bones forming the spine. Back muscles attach to these and they have a hole through the middle of each one for the spinal cord to pass through. | | Backbone | Another word for the spine. | | Joints | A structure at which two parts of the skeleton are fitted together. | | Key facts | | --- | | A doctor looks after our bodies when we are unwell.
| | A Dentist looks after our teeth and gums.
| | An Optician looks after our eyes.
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FAQs

What are the five senses taught in this organiser?

The document explains that our bodies notice things by seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting and feeling.

How do eyes and ears help the human body?

Eyes help us to see, while ears help us to hear by carrying sounds to our brain.

What does sensory impairment mean?

Sensory impairment means when one or more of your senses does not work properly.

Oct 1, 2026

Uploaded by Aria