4^th Grade Ear and Sound Project

Use this picture and these websites to help you complete the following questions.

http://www.brainpop.com/health/senses/hearing/index.weml?&tried_cookie=true

http://www.enchantedlearning.com/subjects/anatomy/ear/

http://www.brainpop.com/science/energy/sound/

http://www.wisc-online.com/objects/index_tj.asp?objid=AP1502

1. Name the three bones found in your ear.

__________________ _________________ __________________

2. What nerve connects your ear to your brain? ___________________

3. What is the job of the outer ear? ______________________________

4. What does your eardrum do? ________________________________

1. What is sound? ____________________________________________

2. What are vibrations? ________________________________________

3. Frequency is ______________________________________________.

4. Pitch is __________________________________________________.

5. Volume is ________________________________________________.

6. Intensity is ______________________________________________.

7. What is noise pollution? ___________________________________.

Technology Activities

1. Use Microsoft Paint to draw and label a human ear.

2. Use Microsoft Word to type an expository paragraph on the process of how we hear. Include all correct vocabulary terms. When complete copy and paste your Paint drawing into the final document.

3. Use a tape recorder to record five everyday sounds. Play these for the class and see if they can guess the sound.