How We Hear Classroom Demonstration: What Is Sound?

This classroom activity demonstrates how sound travels inside our ears and then to our brain, which processes the sound. This video is part of the Teacher Toolkit.

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<iframe width="560" height="315" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/3_MmYE9hnvY" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture" allowfullscreen></iframe><p>This classroom activity demonstrates how sound travels inside our ears and then to our brain, which processes the sound. This video is part of the <a href="https://www.nidcd.nih.gov/health/teacher-toolkit-for-preventing-nihl" >Teacher Toolkit</a>.</p>