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Worksheet
Curated OER

How the Ear Receives Sound

For Students 4th - 8th
In this biology activity, learners identify how the ear receives sound by using the information given to cut and paste each section to complete a flow chart that illustrates this. They lightly color each section of the flow chart to...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Noise and Your Ears: Worth Hearing About

For Students 4th - 5th
In this science worksheet, students complete various puzzles demonstrating knowledge of the ear and how it processes sound. An illustration of the ear with descriptions of each part is provided.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

1 - 3 - 6 Plan!

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers engage in a variety of activities in order to increase knowledge about The Early Hearing Detection and Intervention Program. They build a model of the ear and demonstrate to the instructor the anatomy of the ear and...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan Three: Sense of Hearing and The Ear

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Learners use their sense of hearing to observe sounds at school, label parts of the ear, and write their own version of the "Ears Hear" poem by following the example provided.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Ears and Hearing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Students explore vibrations and sound waves. In this lesson about hearing, students use experiments to determine how sound waves travel. Students use a saucepan, rice, and a plastic cover for one experiment and a tube, plastic wrap, a...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Ear!!! Word Search Puzzle

For Students 5th - 6th
In this science worksheet, students analyze 8 words in a word bank which pertain to parts of the human ear. Students locate the words in a word search puzzle.
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Article
Aetna Intelihealth

Aetna: Inteli Health: Hearing Loss in Children

For Students 9th - 10th
Thorough overview of hearing loss in children. Includes information on symptoms, prevention, treatment, and much more.
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Article
Curated OER

Kids Health: Swimmer's Ear

For Students 3rd - 5th
Swimmer's Ear is an infection in the outer ear canal. Read about how this infection comes about, how to treat it, and what to expect when you have Swimmer's Ear.
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Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hearing: How Do Our Ears Work?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students learn about the anatomy of the ear and how the ears work as a sound sensor. Ear anatomy parts and structures are explained in detail, as well as how sound is transmitted mechanically and then electrically through them to the...
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Website
Other

Deafness Research Uk: How the Ear Works

For Students 9th - 10th
A collection of several images explains how the ear makes us hear sound.
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Graphic
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: Sound Level Measurement

For Students 9th - 10th
Home page for a hypertext physics course. Users can access subjects ranging from the sound wave parameters that effect hearing and communication to OSHA worplace standards.
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Website
University of Washington

University of Washington: The Ear

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
The University of Washington offers a description of how the ear works, plus plenty of fascinating facts. Includes labeled diagram of the ear, sound clips of vocabulary words, and links to pages for further investigation.
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Interactive
University of Washington

The Senses

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This site has a collection of learning activities, games, experiments, and lesson plans on the five senses. Organized by grade level and topic, this site is packed with an assortment of interactive and engaging activities, that would...
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Website
The Franklin Institute

Franklin Institute: Music to Our Ears

For Students 3rd - 8th
Discover the connection between sound waves and hearing with this webpage tutorial. Be sure to click on the picture for detailed information.
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Unit Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: Ears

For Students 3rd - 8th
How do you hear? Watch this ear video and take the accompanying quiz to step inside the ear. [6:08]
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Hearing and Balance

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What do listening to music and riding a bike have in common? It might surprise you to learn that both activities depend on your ears. The ears do more than just...
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Website
Other

I Was Doing All Right: Ear Trainer

For Students 9th - 10th
An excellent online ear training tool is available at this website. Identify intervals, chords and short melodies.
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Interactive
Other

Senses: Online Word Search Puzzle

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Have fun finding words associated with the five senses: smell, taste, touch, hearing, and sight. When finished with the game, rescramble the word search and play again.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Tus Oidos

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the three different parts of your ears and how their keep you upright.
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Taking Care of Your Ears

For Students 3rd - 8th
An informative site that deals with the parts of the ear and their functions. Text is complemented with pictures.
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Unit Plan
SEDL

Sedl: Five Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Elementary students will gain great insight into the workings of our five senses through this collection of detailed, integrated lesson plans for grades K-3. Each lesson contains a list of needed materials, hands-on explorations...
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Interactive
Other

Parts of the Body Crossword

For Students 2nd - 6th
Here is a fun crossword puzzle where young children identify body parts with given clues. Get hints when you are stumped and check your answers when you're done.