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All About Your Senses: Experiments to Try for Kids
Need a science project, or just looking for something fun to do? These experiments reveal the way your body works. Check with a grown-up first because some will require help from an adult.
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Senses Experiment: Do You Hear What I Hear? for Kids
Test your hearing with this experiment.
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How Do the Ears Work? (Video) for Kids
Nurb and Chloe explain what goes on inside your ears so you can hear. Watch the How the Body Works movie!
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Brain and Nervous System for Teens
If the brain is a central computer that controls all the functions of the body, then the nervous system is like a network that relays messages back and forth to different parts of the body. Find out how they work in this Body Basics article.
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Central Nervous System: The Brain and Spinal Cord for Parents
The brain and spinal cord make up the central nervous system. Find out how they work together to control everything we do.
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Ear Tube Surgery for Parents
Many kids get middle ear infections (otitis media). Doctors may suggest ear tube surgery for those with multiple infections or a hearing loss or speech delay.
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How Can I Prevent Hearing Loss? for Teens
Hearing loss (also called hearing impairment) makes it hard to hear or understand sounds. But you can do something about noise-induced hearing loss.
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Tympanoplasty for Parents
Tympanoplasty is a surgery to repair a hole in the eardrum that doesn’t close on its own. It can improve hearing and prevent water from getting into the middle ear.
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Quiz: Ears for Kids
Take this quiz about your ears.
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Aural Atresia for Parents
Aural atresia is a condition that happens before birth in which a baby’s ear canal doesn’t form. It causes hearing loss, but treatments can help most children hear better.