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NeurOreille

Neur Oreille: Journey Into the World of Hearing: How Do I Hear?

For Students 9th - 10th
See how the human ear senses a sound, and how that stimulus is transmitted to the brain for interpretation and response.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Kids Health: Hearing [Pdf]

For Teachers 6th - 8th
We deal with loud noises in our environment all the time - some we can control and some we can't. Noise-induced hearing loss (NIHL) can be a problem for kids and teens, especially with the prevalence of earbuds and handheld devices that...
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: The Science of Hearing

For Students 9th - 10th
To understand how hearing works, Douglas L. Oliver follows a sound on its journey into the ear. [5:17]
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.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Sound Bites: Tasting the Texture of Classical Music

For Students 9th - 10th
Did you know that your sense of hearing can determine texture? This Science Buddies science fair project has you experiment with four major eras in western music to determine the texture of the music. The Science Buddies project ideas...
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.50 Hearing and Balance

For Students 5th - 9th
Understand the human sense of hearing and how it relates to balance.
Unit Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: The Senses

For Students K - 1st
In the following activities students can learn about the basic characteristics and structures of the brain, skull and sensory system; investigate sight, hearing, smell, taste and touch; and discover how the brain and the senses are...
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."
Lesson Plan
University of Florida

Florida Museum of Natural History: My Body My Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This teacher's guide introduces children to the human body and the five senses and covers the major body parts and what they do. Children also will use their five senses to learn about the world.
Unit Plan
National Institutes of Health

National Library of Medicine: Using Our Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
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.
Lesson Plan
Science Education Resource Center at Carleton College

Serc: Listening Challenge With Your Ears

For Teachers K - 1st
In this activity, students 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.
Lesson Plan
The Franklin Institute

The Franklin Institute Online: Coming to Our Senses

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Help students make "Sense," of their senses by using them in the classroom. Site provides discovery activities students can do on themselves, in their classrooms and around campus. A scavenger hunt is also provided.
Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Anatomy and Physiology: Senses

For Students 9th - 10th
Through informational text with printable notes, animations, video clips, and practice problems students discover the function of the sensory structures in the human body.
Activity
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Hearing: How Do Our Ears Work?

For Teachers 5th - 8th
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...
Website
US Senate

Senate Stories: "Have You No Sense of Decency?"

For Students 9th - 10th
Read about the abrupt downfall of Senator Joseph McCarthy after the damage he did with his anti-Communist witch hunts.
Lesson Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic Instructor: Science of Sound

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This resource is for teachers who are looking for information, activities, experiments, and more pertaining to the science of sound.
Unit Plan
SEDL

Sedl: Five Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
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...
Lesson Plan
Science and Mathematics Initiative for Learning Enhancement (SMILE)

Smile: Introduction to the Senses

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
This lesson plan allows students to investigate body parts associated with each of the five senses.
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.
Whiteboard
ClassFlow

Class Flow: Senses Hearing

For Teachers 5th - 8th
[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.
Interactive
PBS

Pbs Kids: Sid the Science Kid: I Sense

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Listen carefully. Can you answer Sid's questions about the five senses?
Website
PBS

Pbs: Misunderstood Minds

For Teachers 9th - 10th
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...
Handout
eSchool Today

E School Today: Your Revision Notes on the Five Senses

For Students 4th - 7th
Learn how the sense organs are structured and how they function to provide you with five senses.
Article
DOGO Media

Dogo News: Week of 3 10 14: Let's Play . . . Musical Ice Creams?

For Students 5th - 8th
Learn about something called Lickestra and how its creators have found a fun way to create a new experience with their senses of taste and hearing. Includes video. [3:02]

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