Hearing Sounds

Demonstrates how vibrations moving through the air are detected by the ear and interpreted by the brain. Explains that a change in sound is directly related to the rate of vibration. Shows that most vertebrates hear in the same way that human beings do. States that mammals have a better sense of hearing than birds, reptiles and amphibians. Tells how fish are able to detect vibrations which are too low for a man to hear.

More in Seeing and Hearing Series

  1. Hearing Sounds 1967
  2. Protecting The Eye 1967
  3. Small And Far 1967
  4. Using Your Eyes 1967
  5. Seeing The World 1969

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Sources

  1. A-V Online (National Information Center for Educational Media). CD-ROM database of educational and documentary media, compiled and maintained by the National Information Center for Educational Media (NICEM). — title, year, creator, length, format, sound, description
  2. 16mm Filmography (legacy record) — catalog record