Information for Educators and Students

Education Campaigns

• NIDCD's Noisy Planet Campaign—Protecting Kids' Hearing

Online Activities

• Listen Up! Infographic

Videos

• What Is Sound?—Explains the physical properties of sound.
• How Loud is Too Loud?—Explains which sounds are most dangerous to our hearing.
• Travel Inside the Ear—Explains how sound travels inside our ear to be interpreted by the brain.
• I Love What I Hear! —Describes how sounds in our environment can affect our hearing and the importance of being an “Ear Defender!”
• Keeping Noise Down on the Farm—Teaches kids who live on farms to protect their hearing. On our Noisy Planet website.

Classroom Guides

• I Love What I Hear! (grades 3-6)—Help younger students take part in fun, simple activities on hearing.
• How Your Brain Understands What Your Ear Hears (grades 7–8)—Incorporate lesson plans and multimedia activities on hearing and sound into your curriculum.