Passage: The sense of smell is important for humans basic needs when considering the effects it has on everyday life. Smell can help detect hazards, such as smoke from a fire, smell can help connect us to past memories and even forgotten memories. Smell has the influence of attraction, and malaise. Smell is an essential being in everyday life.

What you’ll learn from this video:

• Smells we detect are particles floating in the air.
• In the nasal cavity there are small hairs that clean and filter the air.
• The filtered air reaches the “Olfactory membrane” – this is the part of your body that sends the information to the brain.
• The signals from the smell to the brain allow humans to make decisions based on the smells they receive.

What to do with this information:

• Recognize your use of smell when it comes to everyday life, and recognizing how your brain makes impulse decisions based off of the smells you encounter.
• You can create various sensory activities and experiments related to smell
• You can create various art or business products with the specific focus on smell