Lesson Idea | Good Vibrations
Lesson Summary
In this lesson, students learn about the structure of their ears by building a model of the ear drum. By the end of this lesson, students will be better at explaining how the ear drum works in interpreting sound and why it is important to keep our ears healthy.
Learning Objectives
• Students can create a model of an ear drum and explain how it works.
• Students can explain why it is important to keep our ears healthy.Possible Australian Curriculum Links
Possible Australian Curriculum links
• Science Understanding / Biological sciences
• Health and Physical Education / Personal, Social and Community Health / Being healthy, safe and active
Resources
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Each group will need:
• A plastic cup
• A piece of plastic wrap large enough to stretch over the opening of the cup
• A rubber band
• 10 grains of rice
• A variety of noisemakers
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Lesson Idea | Good Vibrations
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The Kids Research Institute Australia is a non-profit group that studies children’s health. It works to find, stop, and cure childhood diseases so kids can grow up healthy and happy.
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