How the ear works and parts of the ear KS3 biology science cut and paste activity

Introduce/review the ear and how it works with these fun foldouts and parts of the ear printables. A hands-on alternative to a worksheet, these activities help students understand how sound moves through the ear and how we hear.

Use to support a biology lesson on the human body, the anatomy of the ear, hearing, or for an interactive science notebook.

The foldout templates

Choose from 4 similar templates to create a foldout ear showing the process of how the ears work. The template options allow for some differentiation so you can choose the option(s) that suits your students best:

• Template 1: Colour the ear/parts of the ear, cut out the 4 labels, match them to the images, glue, cut, and fold.
• Template 2: Colour the ear/parts of the ear, cut out the 4 labels, arrange them in order on the template, glue, cut, and fold.
• Template 3: Colour the ear/parts of the ear, cut out the 6 labels, match them to the images, glue, cut, and fold.
• Template 4: Colour the ear/parts of the ear, cut out the 6 labels, arrange them in order on the template, glue, cut, and fold.

What else is included?

• Label the ear worksheets

Version 1: Label the ear cut-and-paste (outer ear, middle ear, inner ear, ear canal, eardrum, ossicles, cochlea).
Version 2: Blank version for students to write their own labels.

Both versions are included in colour and in black/white.

• Parts of the ear tab book

A cut-and-paste activity to match the 6 words to their definitions. Print the template on coloured card and the labels on white paper.

Words: pinna, ear canal, eardrum, ossicles, cochlea, auditory nerve.

• Ear vocabulary puzzle

A 12-piece puzzle for students to match the words to the definitions. Print on cardstock, have students cut out the pieces, and work in pairs to arrange them. Each word can be matched with a definition to create a 4x3 rectangle. A page with the pieces in the correct place is also included.

Is the PDF editable?

The 20 page PDF is not editable. US and UK versions are included.