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.
University of Washington
University of Washington: The Ear
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.
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.