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NeurOreille

Journey Into the World of Hearing: Hearing Loss Treatments

For Students 9th - 10th
View this tutorial about hearing loss treatments. Includes flash animations to help visualize the process.
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.
Lesson Plan
PBS

Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: Growing Up Different: In Tune

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explore the science of sound and the human ear, and explain how this applies to the operation of cochlear implants for the deaf. Observe how structures can be "tuned" to respond to different frequencies.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Functions of the Basilar Membrane

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage "Functions of the Basilar Membrane" and complete the five-question quiz related to hearing.
Activity
Interactive Mathematics

Interactive Mathematics: Fast Fourier Transform

For Students 9th - 10th
The Fast Fourier Transform is applied using examples of digital audio recording. Connections to frequency are made through prisms and the cochlea of the ear.
Handout
Treehut

Suzy's World: Ears

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

Washington University: Endolymphatic Hydrops

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides general information and a video about how the development of endolymphatic hydrops in the ear causes Meniere's disease.

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