Last week, Mrs. Swank’s Health Science class participated in a fun and eye-opening activity—a blind food taste test designed to explore the relationship between our senses.
With their eyes covered, students were challenged to identify a variety of familiar foods, including chips, Goldfish, Starbursts, Skittles, and sour fruit punch straws. Without the visual cues they normally rely on, many students found it surprisingly difficult to guess the correct flavors.
The activity highlighted an important lesson: our senses work together to shape how we experience the world around us. In particular, it showed how much sight influences our sense of taste. For example, foods that seemed easy to identify with their packaging or color in view suddenly became tricky when only taste and smell were involved.
