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Kitchen Chemists · OSHC · Week 3

Aroma detective

Materials checklist

  • Opaque jars with holes
  • Herbs and spices (cinnamon, mint, vanilla)
  • Answer cards
  • Recording sheet

Step by step

  1. Children smell each jar gently.
  2. Record their guess.
  3. Reveal answers.
  4. Discuss smells linked to memories.

Look for & extend

  • • Notice memory links — make a 'smells of home' book.
  • • Add a mystery smell each week.
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Kitchen Chemists · OSHC · Week 3

Cut out along the dashed lines and laminate.

Aroma detective

Can you taste it without seeing it?

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Aroma detective

What does this smell remind you of?

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Aroma detective

Which taste is your tongue most sensitive to?

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Aroma detective

Notice memory links — make a 'smells of home' book.

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Aroma detective

Add a mystery smell each week.

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Kitchen Chemists · OSHC · Week 3

Observation record — Aroma detective

Child / group:
Date:
Educator:

What I saw and heard (child's voice)

Learning I noticed (outcomes)

Where to next / how I'll extend

Outcomes this week: 3.2 · 5.1 · QA1