How many taste buds do we have? A LOT!

Our class has been studying the five senses... seeing, hearing, smelling, tasting, and touching.  We learned that our brain uses those senses to find out about the world around us.  On Friday, February 18th, we did a taste test experiment to find out the different taste buds our tongue has.  Do you know what the four flavors are that our taste buds can taste?  Find out below during our "taste test"!

SALTY

Logan and Lexi try out the salty taste with real salt.

Did you know that the tongue has more salt taste buds

than any other flavor?  Our bodies need salt to live.

SOUR

Landon tries out a slice of lemon.  Wow, that's sour!

Henrik is not too sure what to think about that sour lemon slice!

BITTER

Here's what Carsen thinks about bitter baker's chocolate!

Sam  is thinking that bitter is not such a great flavor by itself!

SWEET

Kami tries out the sweet flavor.  Now that's good!

Did you know that we do not have any taste buds on

the middle of our tongues?  (Except for bitter, which is

farther back in the middle.)  Kami found that out by

putting her sucker in the middle.  No taste there!

Neissa, Taya, and Karter all agree that

they like the sweet flavor the best!

Most foods are a mixture of some or all of these four flavors.