For our Grade 2 Science Homeschool Curriculum, we are studying about the different sense organs. We started with The Eye, and our second lesson is about The Ear.
The Grade 2 Science Textbook we are using is The New Science Links. We use it to guide us on the topics to cover for Grade 2 Science Homeschool curriculum. We also used a lot of materials about The Ear from the internet.
Based on The New Science Links textbook, the topics about The Ear for Grade 2 includes:
- Parts of the Ear and their functions
- Caring for the Ear
Check out these free resources online to learn about The Ear.
Sense Organ – The Ear Educational Videos
Here’s a wacky video to learn about the ear. We love all their videos about the different sense organs.
You can also watch this video about the Parts of the Ear.
Sense Organ – The Ear Activities
- What is that? – Ask the kids to close their eyes and listen to the different sounds they can hear. After a minute, ask them to open their eyes and write down the things they have heard. Ask them to compare it with others.
- Mystery Box – This is a fun game for everyone. Prepare simple things you can put inside a box like marbles, paper clips, coins, rice, pebbles and others. Put one item inside the box and close it. Shake the box and ask the kids to guess what is inside based on the sound it makes.
- Make a String Telephone. Here’s a video on how to make a String Telephone you can use to play and learn. Note that the string has to be tight or else the sound wave can’t travel through it.
Sense Organ – The Ear Worksheets
Here are free worksheets for The Ear. Some parts are for higher grade levels. You can just mention them and not ask the child to memorize.
- Human Body Series – The Ear – This is designed for Grade 3 due to a more detailed parts of the ear. But it still touches on the basic for Grade 2.
- Anatomy of the Ear – Bring out the biologist in your child with this free ear anatomy worksheet from Ask A Biologist.
How to Take Care of our Ears
- Keep your ears clean by washing them when you wash your face or hair.
- The ear canal makes earwax to protect your ear and it doesn’t need to be cleaned out. But if you want to, you can clean the opening of your ear gently with a washcloth.
- Avoid inserting any object into your ear canal.
- Cover your ears from loud noise. Loud noise can damage your hearing. Any noise that makes your ears ring or feel dull is too loud.
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