🔬 Our Investigation

WALT: use our senses safely, choose precise adjectives and compare bread using evidence.

Success criteria: I can describe bread using more than one sense. I can use at least two precise adjectives. I can compare two breads using evidence.

Safety: Wash or sanitise your hands. Tasting is optional. Never taste if you have an allergy, dietary restriction or do not wish to. Leave the taste section blank if needed.

Te Reo Māori: kakara = smell or aroma; reka = taste or flavour; ngohengohe = soft; mārō = hard.

Adjective bank: soft · dense · airy · chewy · crisp · moist · dry · mild · sweet · salty · nutty · yeasty · fresh · rough · smooth · springy

👀 👃 ✋ 👅 Sensory Chart

For each bread, write at least two adjectives and one brief observation. Use “I notice…” if it helps.

👀 Sight — What do you notice?

Bread A: ____________________

Bread B: ____________________

Bread C: ____________________

👃 Smell / Kakara — What aroma do you notice?

Bread A: ____________________

Bread B: ____________________

Bread C: ____________________

✋ Touch — What is the texture?

Bread A: ____________________

Bread B: ____________________

Bread C: ____________________

👅 Taste / Reka — Optional

Only taste a small sample if you choose to and your teacher says it is safe.

Bread A: ____________________

Bread B: ____________________

Bread C: ____________________

✏️ Compare and Explain

Sentence starters: “I notice…”   “The texture is… because…”   “Compared with…”

The __________________ bread was __________________ and __________________, whereas the __________________ bread was __________________ because I observed __________________.

Support: You may draw, point to the adjective bank, speak your answer to a partner or ask someone to read the instructions aloud.

Challenge: Compare the breads using two different senses and explain why one adjective is more precise than “nice” or “yuck”.