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Physics of Sound: How We Hear Sounds Lesson PlanPhysics of Sound: How We Hear Sounds Lesson Plan
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Physics of Sound: How We Hear Sounds

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Young scholars examine the way they hear sounds. In groups, they label and identify the functions of the different parts of the ear. After reading a book by Helen Keller, they research the mechanisms of sound and how sounds are different from each other. In groups, they work together to develop a game about sounds.

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6th - 8th
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Science
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