K: Taste Testing

Did you know that the tiny bumps on your tongue are taste buds? Did you know that certain areas on your tongue are more sensitive to sweet, sour, bitter, and salty tastes? In this activity, students tasted three mystery liquids to see if they could recognize salty, sweet and sour. One was a mixture of salt and water, another lemon juice and water and the last was sugar and water. Can you guess which one they most of them liked? Many of them liked the lemon water, thinking it was lemonade.

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