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PPT
Curated OER

A Story About the Ear

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Travel through the ear! Use this comprehensive presentation to cover hearing, hearing loss and the treatments paired with different types of hearing loss. Slides are too text-heavy for learners to copy, so provide them with a partially...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Now Hear This!

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students create a model of the inner ear. In this hearing lesson plan, students follow a series of directions to build a working model of the inner ear, then observe how the parts react to a variety of sounds.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Senses

For Students 6th - 8th
In this senses worksheet, students describe the difference in sounds heard with a spoon. Then they describe how each object creates a sound and why. Students also explain the process of sound moving through the outer and inner ear.
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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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Website
PBS

Pbs Learning Media: Moriussaq: A Case Study in Hearing Loss

For Students 9th - 10th
This video segment follows neurophysiologist Allen Counter as he studies an epidemic of hearing loss in Moriussaq, Greenland, one of the quietest places on Earth. Footage from NOVA: "Mystery of the Senses: Hearing."
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Graphic
Georgia State University

Georgia State University: Hyper Physics: The Place Theory

For Students 9th - 10th
An indexing page for an elaborate and in-depth hyper-textbook on various physics topics. This page indexes several others which pertain to human ability to perceive sound and recognize pitch. Introduces and explains Place Theory.
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Activity
University of Washington

Hearing: Activities, Experiments, Models and More

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about one of the five senses? Hearing is an integral part of our everyday life. To learn more use the activities, experiments, models and more wrapped into this hearing website.
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Handout
Other

Avatar Consultants, Inc: The Physiology of Hearing

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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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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Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Ear Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
Players will test their knowledge of the structure of the ear by clicking on the correct dot corresponding to the correct part of the ear.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Physical Science: Hearing and the Ear

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Explains how we hear sound, how the ear works, and the different structures of the ear.
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Website
Inner Body

Innerbody: Animated Ear

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Article
WebMD

Medicine Net: Hearing and Balance Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the ear and how it works in this illustrated article on the anatomy and function of the ear.
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Handout
WebMD

Web Md: Meniere's Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
This page from WebMD Health contains helpful information about Meniere's disease. It begins with a general topic overview, which includes several pictures, then it discusses the causes, symptoms, risks, and treatment. This is a great...
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Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Ears and Hearing

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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.
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Handout
Treehut

Suzy's World: Ears

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out how your ears work and try an experiment involving your hearing.
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Activity
Treehut

Suzy's World: Balance

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find out how you make things balance and try balancing yourself!
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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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Handout
National Institutes of Health

Nidcd: Meniere's Disease

For Students 9th - 10th
In a short overview of the disease, this site analyzes what Meniere's Disease is, what procedures are provided by doctors for the disease, and what updates are available on the subject of treatment.
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Interactive
Other

Footprints Science: The Ear

For Students 3rd - 9th
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.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Ear Anatomy and Hearing

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will give an overview of the anatomy of the human ear.