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Hands on Science:
Physics of Sound Web Sites

•  The Ear  http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/bigear.html
General information about the ear, decibels, and hearing loss.

•  Juice Bottle Jingles
http://www.lhs.berkeley.edu/shockwave/jar.html
By filling juice bottles with different amounts of water, you can create some catchy tunes! Here's how to do it with real bottles at home: take six glass juice bottles or very tall drinking glasses and fill them with different heights of water to make a six note scale.  Animated demonstration if you have Shockwave, but you can access information without Shockwave.

•  How the Ear Works
http://kidshealth.org/kid/body/ear_noSW.html
Information and labeled diagrams about the ear and health. Details about the outer, middle, and inner ear and explanation about how the ear helps balance. Animated demonstration if you have Shockwave.