We performed quite a few experiments revolving around the sense of taste. For this experiment, we took a satsuma and broke open the fruit "cells", releasing juice. We compared the flavor with an unsqueezed vs. a squeezed piece. We learned that all the flavor is held in the juice.
For this experiment, the boys learned about the tastebuds and where you taste sour, sweet, and bitter. They tested their tastebuds using sugar and coffee.
We then experimented with how our sense of smell affects taste…