{"id":713,"date":"2018-11-27T16:44:50","date_gmt":"2018-11-27T16:44:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/kpsp11617\/?p=713"},"modified":"2018-11-27T16:44:50","modified_gmt":"2018-11-27T16:44:50","slug":"scientist-checking-the-reliability-of-our-senses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.glowscotland.org.uk\/sb\/kpsp11617\/2018\/11\/27\/scientist-checking-the-reliability-of-our-senses\/","title":{"rendered":"Scientist checking the reliability of our senses"},"content":{"rendered":"

P3 have been finding out about our senses and asking the question; How reliable are our senses?<\/p>\n

We looked at optical illusions and watched a clip where our sense of sight was tricked when we were focusing on counting the basket ball passes.<\/p>\n

We listened to musical instruments with our eyes closed. Could we tell what instrument it was? Could we hear where the sound was coming from when the instrument stopped playing?<\/p>\n

Today we used our sense of smell to identify smells. Was it easier to tell what the smell was with eyes open or closed?<\/p>\n