Activities | Learning Focus |
1. Getting the Message | Learn that hearing involves sound, while understanding involves the brain. |
2. Sound Communication | Explore the multisensory nature of human communication and the three types of sounds: environmental, vocal, and musical. |
3. Do You Hear What I Hear? | Investigate and explain the characteristics of sound, such as loudness and pitch. |
4. A Black Box Problem: How Do I Hear? | Connect the structure of the ear with previously introduced concepts of sound and communication. |
5. Too Loud, Too Close, Too Long | Apply concepts and skills to solve a problem, namely reducing the risk for noise-induced hearing loss. |