Interactive
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Ear Cross Section

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive labeling exercise on parts of the human ear.
Activity
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.
Activity
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...
Handout
Other

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.
Handout
Other

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.
Whiteboard
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...
Graphic
Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Statue of Ptah Nefer Her

For Students 9th - 10th
A statue representing an important dignitary of the Fifth Dynasty, wearing a long wig that hangs to his shoulders and partly hides his ears; a collar and a short kilt inscribed with his name and his titles. He is seated on a backless...
Graphic
Curated OER

Eternal Egypt: Hemispherical Recipient

For Students 9th - 10th
A clay recipient with a hemispherical body and a delicate neck. It has a grip in the form of an ear and a circular base. The body is decorated with a round band at its lower part. It resembles a tea pot, used in the modern time.