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How Sound Gets to Your Ears

Natural Sciences and Technology · Term 3

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On this Quest, you'll discover…

Follow sound as it travels — and find out how to protect your hearing.

  • Show that sound always moves outwards from the part that is vibrating.
  • Find out that vibrations travel through materials such as air, water, plastic, metal and wood.
  • Investigate how to make a sound louder and travel further.
  • Find out how your ear picks up vibrations so that you can hear.
  • Identify sources of noise pollution and explain how to protect your hearing from loud sound.

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