Did You Know?

Dogs have a great sense of smell!

How We Smell

Smell starts with tiny bits in the air.

Why Smell Matters

Smell helps us find food and stay safe.

What smell Does

Smell helps us taste food.

We can smell flowers and trees.

Smell warns us of bad things.

Smell helps us feel good.

We can smell rain in the air.

Smell can bring back fun times.

More About smell

Smell is one of our five senses. It helps us learn about the world. Long ago, people used smell to find food. They learned what was safe to eat and what was not.

In our daily lives, smell is very important. We smell food when it cooks. We smell flowers in spring. Smell can make us happy or sad.

In the future, we may learn more about smell. Scientists study how smell works. They want to help people who can’t smell.

How Topics Connect

graph TD A["Smell may refer to"] --> B["Odor"] A --> C["Sense of smell"] A --> D["'Smells' (Bottom)"] A --> E["The Smell"] A --> F["Code smell"]

What Do These Words Mean?

Odor:A smell that can be pleasant or unpleasant.
Olfaction:The ability to detect smells.
Code smell:A sign in computer code that suggests there might be a problem.