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do you see whaT I hear? ACTIVITY GUIDE

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crafT: Spice painTing In Do You See What I Hear?, Mindy and Guy Raz discuss how we experience our senses. Individuals with a rare brain condition named synesthesia are able to experience a mingling of the senses- wowzers! Spice painting is a fun way to stimulate both sight and smell. Co-mingling these two senses in a craft is as close to Synesthesia as most of us will ever get. So try this simple, homemade, spiced paint recipe for some extra-sensory messy fun. Materials:

• paint cups (re-using individual yogurt or apple sauce cups work well) • white tempera paint • assorted spices (we used cinnamon, turmeric, paprika and cardamom) • paintbrushes • paper

Wow-to:

1. Pour about half a cup of paint to each cup. 2. Pick a spice and add about a teaspoon of that spice to one cup of paint. 3. Mix well to combine. As far as smell, a little spice goes a long way but adding

more spice may make the color deeper. 4. Repeat with the remaining spices and remaining paint cups, keeping each

scent isolated. In the end you should have four spiced-paints to work with. 5. Voila, it’s painting time! 6. Note: These spices can cause staining so protect any work surfaces or clothing

you would be concerned about. This is a great outdoor, messy art project!

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do: mulTi-sensory naTure walk In Do You See What I Hear?, Mindy and Guy Raz introduced us to a rare brain condition called synesthesia where people experience a mingling of the senses! While most of us don’t experience synesthesia, most of us do have five beauuuutiful senses. This nature walk encourages you to get outside and use them to discover nature. Guy Raz says that part of being a scientist is following your curiosity wherever it might lead you. So get out and get lost IN NATURE with a fellow scientist or two! Materials:

• Nature Walk worksheet • clipboard (make your own using cardboard and binder clips) • pencil

Wow-to:

1. Prepare clipboards before heading out by fastening worksheets to them. 2. Take a walk through your backyard, neighborhood, a park, garden or any other

place filled with nature and let your senses do the walking 3. Record your observations on the worksheet.

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MulTi-sensory naTure walk

Go for a walk and see what you see, feel what you feel, touch what you touch and smell what you smell. Record any observations/things that made you say WOW below.

I see…

I hear…

I smell…

I touched…

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VOCABULARY: whaT in The World is synesThesia? In Do You See What I Hear?, we learned all about the rare brain condition known as Synesthesia. Can you define Synesthesia in your own words? What is it? Who does it affect? What are some examples of what someone with this condition might experience? Include as much details as you can recall from the episode. ____________________________________________________________________________________

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AcTiviTY: Coloring Page Use your sense of sight to color while your sense of hearing listens to music or to the Do You See What I Hear? episode:

Wow In the World meets the Story Pirates:Do You SEE What I HEAR? The Synesthesia of Scrambled Senses!

Download & listen to The Story Pirates Podcast on Apple Podcasts, or wherever you get your podcasts!

Listen to the Story!

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Color the SCRAMBLED SENSESParents: Share the finished masterpiece using #StoryPiratesXWow

Wow In The World and the Story Pirates Podcast collide in a special crossover spectacular! Taste words, hear colors, feel sounds? What in the world is happening in the brain when senses get scrambled? In this episode, Guy Raz and Mindy team up with the Story Pirates to explore the latest science behind SYNESTHESIA! Join them as they climb inside a giant, new invention (or is it a rollercoaster ride?) and

perform a surging pop anthem based on the experience of a real kid with synesthesia!

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Read: wanT To read more abouT synesThesia? The Noisy Paint Box (4-8) by Barb Rosenstock. A Mango Shaped Space (8-12) By Wendy Mass. The Boy With 17 Senses (8-12) by Sheila Grau. Wing & Claw: Forest of Wonders (8-12) by Linda Sue Park.