The Ear is Here to Hear!

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Watch the short film from Nemours® KidsHealth® in the link below to learn all about the ear.

Now try the following tasks:

• Name the three parts of the ear.
  
• Draw and label the outside structure of the ear?
• Find the scientific word for:

Outer Ear:

Middle Ear:

Inner Ear:

Can you answer these questions?

• What is earwax? What is its job?
• The eardrum is sensitive and made of thin skin. How does it work and collect sounds?
• What happens when the eardrum vibrates?
• What are the ossicles? What is their function?
• The inner ear has the cochlea – what is this? What is its job?

Do you have any questions about the journey of sound, how the ear works, or how our brain interprets sound? Send your questions to askanambassador@canterbury.ac.uk, tag us on X @STEMHUB_SE or Instagram @thestemhub

Click here for a film from Nemours® KidsHealth® all about the ear.

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