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Hearing Sounds yr 8 OALH

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38 questions
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Give the type of wave that sound waves are.

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Describe what a source of sound does.

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Give 2 examples of transverse waves

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Which piece of equipment is used to measure the length of an object?

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What is the resolution of this thermometer

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Describe how sounds are transferred from a guitar to our ears.

Checking for understanding
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What is the name of the outer part of the ear?

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Which part of the ear is a spiral shaped structure filled with liquid and tiny hairs?

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Which part of the ear sends electrical signals to the brain?

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Which part of the ear is labelled here?

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Which part of the ear is labelled here?

LCWC
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What is the scientificname for the outer ear?

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What is the scientificname for the passage between the pinna and the ear drum?

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What is theear drum?

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What is the purpose of the three bones in the ear (the hammer, anvil & stirrup)?

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What is the cochlea?

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What is the name of the nerve that connects the ear to the brain?

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What is the scientificname for the outer ear?

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What is the scientificname for the passage between the pinna and the ear drum?

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What is theear drum?

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What is the purpose of the three bones in the ear (the hammer, anvil & stirrup)?

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What is the cochlea?

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What is the name of the nerve that connects the ear to the brain?

Recall Quiz
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1.The pinna is….

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2.The ear drum is….

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3. The cochlea is….

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4. The auditory nerve is…

We Do
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Name and describe the function of the two parts of the ear labelled on the diagram

You Do
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Name and describe the function of the two parts of the ear labelled on the diagram (2)

Application task
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Thomas wants to explain to his little brother how his ear allows him to hear the sound being produced by the speaker on their radio.
Explain to him how the sound wave is transferred through the ear and to our brain.

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Challenge: how would the oscillations of the ear drum be different if it was a very loud sound

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Challenge: how would the oscillations of the ear drum be different if it was a very high pitched sound?

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Challenge: Can you think of three reasons why someone might be deaf?

Plenary-Which part of the ear is being described?
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1)The thin piece of skin between the ear canal and three bones.

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2)The spiral shaped structure filled with liquid and tiny hairs

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3)The passage between the outer ear and the ear drum.

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4)The outer part of the ear we can see.

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5)The part of the ear that send electrical signals to the brain