Curated OER
How the Ear Receives Sound
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...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Let's Hear It for the Ear!
Use this site to learn about the body part that is responsible for collecting sounds, processing them and sending them to your brain. See all the inner workings of the ear through great diagrams. Available in Spanish.
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Avatar Consultants, Inc: The Physiology of Hearing
Describes the stuctures of the ear, and gives the functions of each structure. An explanation of the organ of corti. Provides a chart along with links to more pages of additional information.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Model Eardrum
You can make a model of the eardrum by following the simple directions on this site. Only four common items are needed to create this model.
Inner Body
Innerbody: Animated Ear
This site will open two frames, a brief explanation of the hearing process and an animated graphic of the ear at work. Wonderful way to illustrate how the hearing mechanism works.
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)
Smile: Ears and Hearing
This lesson plan investigates sound waves and how the ear hears. Students create a model of the ear using a cardboard tube, plastic wrap, and a sheet of paper.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Ears
Find out how your ears work and try an experiment involving your hearing.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Taking Care of Your Ears
An informative site that deals with the parts of the ear and their functions. Text is complemented with pictures.
ClassFlow
Class Flow: Senses Hearing
[Free Registration/Login Required] This flipchart explains the path of a sound wave as it travels through the ear and is interpreted as sound in the brain.
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Footprints Science: The Ear
This site illustrates all of the parts of the human ear. The student may drag and drop labels to identify the correct parts of the ear.
HotChalk
Hot Chalk: Lesson Plans Page: Spooky Sound Frizzle Style
This lesson plan is designed to teach young children about how sound is heard in a three-step process using the Magic School Bus materials.