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Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Ear Cross Section

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive labeling exercise on parts of the human ear.
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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.
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Parts of the Body Crossword

For Students 2nd - 6th
Here is a fun crossword puzzle where young children identify body parts with given clues. Get hints when you are stumped and check your answers when you're done.
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Avatar Consultants, Inc: The Physiology of Hearing

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the stuctures of the ear, and gives the functions of each structure. An explanation of the organ of corti. Provides a chart along with links to more pages of additional information.
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London South Bank University: Ear Structure and Function

For Students 9th - 10th
An informative and somewhat technical discussion on the function and structure of the inner, middle, and outer ear. Numerous diagrams accompany the text.
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Hearing and Balance

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] What do listening to music and riding a bike have in common? It might surprise you to learn that both activities depend on your ears. The ears do more than just...
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Siemens Science Day: Life Science: Hear Ye! Hear Ye! [Pdf]

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
Through this hands-on science activity, students make a model of the human ear as well as explore the parts of the ear and their roles in transferring sound.
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Lingolex

Lingolex.com: Learn Spanish: Physical Appearance

For Students 9th - 10th
Parts of the body and other physical attributes in Spanish can be quickly learned with this fast and effective reference chart. Teacher's can make flash cards to enhance student participation.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Chunk Lesson Ear

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] Use literature and the Whole-Part-Whole Method to teach individual word chunks. This flipchart focuses on the -ear word chunk.
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Eastern Illinois University: The Eustachian Tube

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the role that the eustachian tube plays in maintaining pressure in the middle ear, during flight in an airplane or other changes in altitude and pressure. Tells why your ears pop more on the descent than on the ascent of a flight.
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ClassFlow

Class Flow: Sound Review

For Teachers 3rd - 5th
[Free Registration/Login Required] How does sound travel and what parts of the ear detect sound best? Using multiple websites, students discover animals that make the loudest sounds, which tapped glass will create the highest pitch, what...
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Transverse and Longitudinal Wave Propagation in an Elastic Medium

For Students 9th - 10th
Extensive information about how waves behave in an elastic medium. Covers different types of waves, their characteristics and behavior, the anatomy of the ear, the speed of sound in different media, the parts of a wave, and wave phenomena.
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Curated OER

Merriam Webster: Visual Dictionary Online: Structure of the Ear

For Students 9th - 10th
Illustration of the ear, with parts labeled.
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University of Washington

Hearing: Activities, Experiments, Models and More

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Come and learn more about one of the five senses? Hearing is an integral part of our everyday life. To learn more use the activities, experiments, models and more wrapped into this hearing website.
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PBS

Pbs: The Clickable Croc

For Students 9th - 10th
This informative site examines the role of the key parts of the crocodile. It specifically looks at the structure and function of the teeth, feet, tail, nostrils, skin, stomach, eyes, ears, and throat.
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Library of Congress

Loc: Exploring the Early Americas: Competition for Empire

For Students 9th - 10th
Part of a larger site, the primary sources here deal with the competition among the European countries in establishing a foothold in the New World.
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BBC

Bbc Nature: Serotine Bat

For Students 9th - 10th
Serotine bats are one of the largest British species, and one of the first to emerge in the evening. Serotines inhabit almost all of Europe and parts of Asia, but in the UK are restricted to southern England. Learn more about the...
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Scott Polar Research Institute: Polar Bears

For Students 3rd - 8th
Here you can learn about polar bears: where they live, what they eat, and what each part of their body is adapted for.
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University of Illinois

University of Illinois: Mc Kinley Health Center: Eustachian Tube Dysfunction

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the eustachian tube, and explains the function of the tube. Diagram, definition, and disease states.
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California State University

California State University: The Cochlea

For Students 9th - 10th
Clear and interesting description of the cochlea. Links for more information on cochlea.
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Curated OER

Kids Health: Tus Oidos

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the three different parts of your ears and how their keep you upright.
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Curated OER

A Man Stands With His Hands Raised to His Ears on a Prayer Mat

For Students 9th - 10th
A series of photos illustrating the Muslim prayer movements which are used during the day as part of the Five Pillars of Faith. A Muslim must pray five times a day facing Mecca.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Activities: The Evolutionary Causes of Biodiversity

For Students 9th - 10th
An activity where students use peppers to explore reproductive potential and natural selection in part 1. In part 2, students look at traits such as dimples, tongue rolling, thumbs, ear lobes, and widow's peak to investigate individual...
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Fuller Brooch

For Students 9th - 10th
The Fuller Brooch is the earliest known personification of the Five Senses. This splendid circular brooch is made from hammered sheet silver. The center part is decorated with five figures who represent the five human senses. In the...

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