Smelling Definition
Smelling is using noses to get information about odors. For example, garbage smells bad.
View Lesson on The Five Senses
Become a member to get full access to our entire library of learning videos, reading material, quiz games, simple DIY activities & more.
Become a member to get full access to our entire library of learning videos, quiz games, & more.
Plans & Pricingto watch this full video.
Access All Videos
and Lessons, No Limits.
Access All Videos
No credit card required,
takes 7 sec to signup.
No card required
Ready-to-go lessons
that save you time.
Ready-to-go lessons
If you are on a school computer or network, ask your tech person to whitelist these URLs:
*.wistia.com, fast.wistia.com, fast.wistia.net, embedwistia-a.akamaihd.net
Sometimes a simple refresh solves this issue. If you need further help, contact us.
The Five Senses
Fun Facts
- Mice use smell to find food and watch out for danger.
- Snakes "smell" with their tongues.
- Many animals use noses to smell better than humans.
Why Do We Need To Know About Smelling
Learning about smell helps us understand how people and animals interact with their surroundings. This sense is important for many jobs. For example, wildlife biologists need to know about animals’ strong sense of smell to study their behavior and help keep them safe. This shows that smell is key in protecting wildlife.
In jobs like truffle farming, making perfumes, and checking food safety, smell is very important. Truffle farmers use pigs to find truffles because of their great sense of smell. People who make perfumes or flavors rely on their ability to smell to create products that people like. Understanding how smell affects taste helps those in food safety ensure food is good to eat. The sense of smell is widely useful.
Frequently Asked Questions
Check out the Full Lesson on The Five Senses
In this lesson, we learn that:
- Animals and plants gather information about the world through their senses.
- The five senses are seeing, hearing, tasting, touching and smelling.
- Senses help living things survive in their environment.
Related Topics
- Adaptation Definition
- Amplitude Definition
- Atom Definition
- Bacteria Definition
- Binary Code Definition
- Biomimicry Definition
- Cast Fossils Definition
- Chromosome Definition
- Conduction Definition
- Distillation Definition
- Electric Field Definition
- Electricity Definition
- Fossil Definition
- Freezing Definition
- Geosphere Definition
- Kinetic Energy Definition
- Landform Definition
- Landslide Definition
- Larvae Definition
- Light Source Definition
- Light Year Definition
- Magnetism Definition
- Motion Definition
- Natural Resource Definition
- Nervous System Definition
- Newton’s 1st Law Of Motion Definition
- Newton’s 2nd Law Of Motion Definition
- Non-renewable Resource Definition
- Nucleus Definition
- Offspring Definition
- Plant Definition
- Plant Growth Definition
- Pollen Definition
- Potential Energy Definition
- Reactants Definition
- Reproduction Definition
- Seeing Definition
- Senses Definition
- Signal Definition
- Smelling Definition
- Solar Eclipse Definition
- Tides Definition
- Transform Boundary Definition
- Tsunami Definition
- Vibrating Definition
- Virus Definition
- Water Definition
- Water Distribution Definition
Start a Free Trial Today. Get a $5 Amazon Gift Card!
Teachers! Start a free trial & we'll send your gift card within 1 day. Only cards left. Try it now.
Select Grade
Select Subject
This email is associated with a Science Kit subscription. Kit subscriptions are managed on this separate page: Manage Subscription
-
Science & Math$/yr
-
Science Only$/yr
access all lessons
• No credit card required •
"My students loved the videos. I started the video subscription in May and used them as a review before the state test, which I know contributed to 100% of my class passing the state test."
Rhonda Fox 4th Grade Teacher, Ocala, FloridaUse Generation Genius in Your School
Access all lessons free for 30 days.
"My students loved the videos. I started the video subscription in May and used them as a review before the state test, which I know contributed to 100% of my class passing the state test."
Rhonda Fox 4th Grade Teacher, Ocala, Florida• No credit card required •
Already a member? Sign In
* no credit card required *
* no credit card required *
* no credit card required *
to Discover the Benefits of Generation Genius
Learn How to Save for Your School & District!
Please login or create an account to access additional resources
no credit card required
Skip, I will use a 3 day free trial
Enjoy your free 30 days trial
-
Unlimited access to our full library
of videos & lessons for grades K-5. -
You won’t be billed unless you keep your
account open past your 14-day free trial. -
You can cancel anytime in 1 click on the
manage account page or by emailing us.
-
Unlimited access to our full library of videos & lessons for grades K-5.
-
You won't be billed unless you keep your account open past 14 days.
-
You can cancel anytime in 1-click on the manage account page.
Cancel anytime in 1-click on the manage account page before the trial ends and you won't be charged.
Otherwise you will pay just $10 CAD/month for the service as long as your account is open.
Cancel anytime on the manage account page in 1-click and you won't be charged.
Otherwise you will pay $10 CAD/month for the service as long as your account is open.
We just sent you a confirmation email. Enjoy!
DoneWe use cookies to make your experience with this site better. By using this site you agree to our use of cookies. Click "Decline" to delete and block any non-essential cookies for this site on this specific property, device, and browser. Please read our privacy policy for more information on the cookies we use.Learn More
We use cookies to improve your experience. By using this site, you agree to our use of cookies. Click "Decline" to block non-essential cookies. See our privacy policy for details.Learn More