Introduction
Your task is to find our more about the amazing ear!
Task
Your task is to find out more about the ear, as well as to explore different types of hearing loss. You will need a pencil and paper to complete this webquest. Your work will be turned in.
Process
It would be helpful to use earbuds for this webquest!
1. Read the article at this link for a general overview of the ear.
http://www.kidshealth.org/kid/body/ear_noSW.html
2. Now that you have a general idea of the structures that make up the ear and how they work, let’s get a little more specific. Click on the links below and use them to draw a model of the ear. Be sure to correctly label each part.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/1092.jpg
3. Read the article below to write a description for each part of the ear you labeled in your diagram.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ear
4. How does your ear work? Make a flow chart that illustrates how our ears work. Be specific. Don’t cut corners and leave out important information. This is an example of a flowchart:
http://www.howstuffworks.com/hearing.htm
5. Watch this movie clip. It illustrates how the cochlea responds to sound waves.
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-K0f2DSO4D8]
6. Our ears also help with our balance or sense of equilibrium. Use the link below to write a description of the role the ear plays in equilibrium. (you’ll need to scroll down the page to find the information)
http://users.rcn.com/jkimball.ma.ultranet/BiologyPages/H/Hearing.html
7. Hearing loss can be due to many things. Read the link below. Summarize the three basic types of hearing loss.
http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/types.htm
8. Take this self-assessment to see how well your hearing is working.
http://www.asha.org/public/hearing/disorders/default.htm
9.Check your hearing online. Comment on what you learned and whether you have any hearing loss.
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VxcbppCX6Rk]
[video:http://www.betterhearing.org/check-your-hearing?utm_source=HampdenHeari…]
10. Spend some time at a variety of sites playing with the hearing loss siumulators. Give examples of what can and cannot be heard given the various degrees of hearing loss. You may have to copy and paste the links into your browser.
http://www.starkey.com/hearing-loss-simulator
http://www.phonak.com/com/b2c/en/hearing/understanding_hearingloss/how_…
11. This webquest focuses on one part of a human being, the ear, and what happens when it does not work correctly. Now, watch these video clips. What is the tone? Can deaf people really do anything? Is deafness a disability or just a different way of living life? Is it possible that as a hearing person, you may be missing out on a world of silence?
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1pJywLQLzcA]
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hgMDxaFysMI]
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vySvsSDqCes]
[video:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=02ru5eBf-rw]
Evaluation
You will be evaluated based on how thoroughly you answer each question or complete each task.