How Ears Let Us Hear the World! | SciShow Kids
Teachers and parents: scroll down to check out the Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS) for this episode! Squeaks is heading on a trip around the world! He's going to hear so many cool sounds, and wants Jessi to experience them, too. In this episode, he learns about how humans (and a couple of other animal guests) hear. NGSS Disciplinary Core Ideas All organisms have external parts. Different animals use their body parts in different ways to see, hear, grasp objects, protect themselves, move from place to place, and seek, find, and take in food, water and air. Plants also have different parts (roots, stems, leaves, flowers, fruits) that help them survive and grow. (1-LS1-1) Plants and animals have both internal and external structures that serve various functions in growth, survival, behavior, and reproduction. (4-LS1-1) Different sense receptors are specialized for particular kinds of information, which may be then processed by the animal’s brain. Animals are able to use their p