NeurOreille
Neur Oreille: Journey Into the World of Hearing: How Do I Hear?
See how the human ear senses a sound, and how that stimulus is transmitted to the brain for interpretation and response.
Healthline Media
Medical News Today: What Is Tinnitus?
Everything you need to know about Tinnitus in one accessible place. Explore the causes, symptoms, diagnosis, treatment, and preventions.
Read Works
Read Works: Music in Your Ear
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about guitars. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
Physics Classroom
The Physics Classroom: Sound Waves and Music: The Human Ear
Using diagrams and animations, students discover how the anatomy of the ear and the physics of sound waves work together to allow us to hear.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Sound
describe sound as a longitudinal wave.By the end of this section, you will be able to define sound and hearing and
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Summary
This page provides a summary of the content of each section of Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing from the AP Physics online text.
Texas Education Agency
Texas Gateway: Physics of Hearing: Glossary
This is a glossary of terms and definitions used in Chapter 17: Physics of Hearing from the AP Physics online text.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Science of Hearing
To understand how hearing works, Douglas L. Oliver follows a sound on its journey into the ear. [5:17]
Auburn University
Auburn University: Assessing Phoneme Awareness and Decoding
How can you assess phoneme awareness and decoding skills in your students? Teachers can benefit from this informative resource that takes you through this intricate path of phonemic awareness.
Auburn University
Assessing Phoneme Awareness and Decoding
How do you assess phoneme awareness and decoding? Use this site to find the answer to this question on phoneme awareness and decoding.
Teachers TryScience
Teachers Try Science: Mysterious Melodies
How do you hear melodies? What happens when you know a melody and then you scramble the notes? What does your brain hear then? This interactive resource addresses these questions.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Senses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.
Other
Npc: Dictionary of Noise Control
A large dictionary of words and terms related to noise control and pollution. A good starting place and/or excellent reference site.
Other
Noise Pollution Clearinghouse: Aviation Noise Effects
Very comprehensive, easily indexed site on the technical, ecological, and physiological effects of aviation noise.
Other
Huffington Post: How to Listen to Music Without Destroying Your Hearing
This article provides statistics and other information about hearing loss, especially due to listening to loud music with headphones or earbuds. It also focuses on how to prevent hearing loss caused by listening to music. This...
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Do You Hear What I Hear?
Students will perform an investigative activity in which they will identify sounds. The teacher will play several different sounds through the computer and sound system. Students will listen and act as "detectives" to relate sounds to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sensory Adaptation and Weber's Law
This is a six-question quiz pertaining to the passage "Sensory Adaptation and Weber's Law."
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Sound Questions
Test your knowledge of sound with this ten-question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Functions of the Basilar Membrane
Read the passage "Functions of the Basilar Membrane" and complete the five-question quiz related to hearing.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Differential Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants
Read the passage "Differential Effectiveness of Cochlear Implants" and complete the related five-question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Pure Tone Audiometry in Diagnosing Hearing Loss
Read the passage "Pure Tone Audiometry in Diagnosing Hearing Loss," and complete the related five-question quiz.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Clinical Applications of Tuning Forks
Read this passage and complete a five-question quiz pertaining to clinical applications of tuning forks to determine the types of hearing loss.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.50 Hearing and Balance
Understand the human sense of hearing and how it relates to balance.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Introduction to the Senses
This lesson plan allows learners to investigate body parts associated with each of the five senses.