Hearing Teacher Resources

Identify the anatomy of the ear and understand how the nerves allow for humans and animals to hear. [1:42]

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...

First graders take a five senses walk and record what they observe.

This lesson plan site delves into the senses of smell, touch, taste, sight, and hearing. Students will be able to describe the ways senses affect their lives and how a pediatrician uses his/her senses to examine patients.

This lesson plan allows students to investigate body parts associated with each of the five senses.

Listen carefully. Can you answer Sid's questions about the five senses?

Through informational text with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems students discover the function of the sensory structures in the human body.

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial explains how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.

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...

[Free Registration/Login Required] Colorful flashcards of the 5 senses with your choice of Arial or D'Nealian lettering.

In this activity, learners will be able to use their sense of hearing to figure out which film containers sound the same and contain the same substance. They will then match their containers and self-check their answers.

Part of an online exhibit on bats, this section focuses on bat senses: sight, olfaction (smell), echolocation, and hearing.

Todd, the crab boat captain uses his five senses to bring the crabs to shore. Can you help him?

The Five Senses is an educational activity for kids to learn about taste, smell, vision, hearing, and touch. The lesson will introduce each of the five senses one at a time. Students will then be assessed through a multiple choice...

[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.

In this animated clip, the Kratt brothers are trying to find out how the platypus is able to sense things under water without using sight, hearing, or smell. [1:45]

Many middle schoolers are already posting and sharing information about themselves- and others- on social media. But in a world where oversharing might seem like the norm, it's important for kids to think about their digital footprints....

In this video your students can hear other teens talk about the ins and outs of presenting themselves to others online, and consider what it means to be yourself in digital spaces. [2:58]

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.

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.

Kids learn about the science of hearing and the ear. A sense that detects sound.

Why do humans have two ears? How do the properties of sound help with directional hearing? Students learn about directional hearing and how our brains determine the direction of sounds by the difference in time between arrival of sound...

A wonderful spotlight on scientific explanations behind learning differences and strategies to aid success in school. Includes profiles of the students in the documentary as well as interactive activities designed to give site visitors a...

Students are provided with a rigorous background in human "sensors" (including information on the main five senses, sensor anatomies, and nervous system process) and their engineering equivalents, setting the stage for three associated...