How does a shark hear? © Siemens Stiftung 2018 CC BY-SA 4.0 international

How does a shark hear?

Image

Graphic:
Shark and its hearing organ (lateral-line organ).

Available in: English, Spanish (CREA), German
Type of media: Image (36.2 kByte)
Last update: 2018-07-27
License:

This medium is made available under a CC BY-SA 4.0 international license.

What does this mean?

How to reference this medium
Description:
The shark as an example of an animal that mainly hears with its body surface. The sense of hearing (lateral-line organ) is sketched in.
Information and ideas:
Picture to introduce topic “How do animals communicate with each other?".
Further information regarding this graphic is available as information sheet on the media portal of the Siemens Stiftung

Relevant for teaching:
Sound/acoustics: hearing range, hearing frequency limit
Communication, Understanding
Related media:
Shark – hearing with the entire body (Image)
Learning resource type:
Example
Subjects:
Biology; Personal, social and health education (PSHE)
Grade levels:
Grade 1 to 4; Grade 5 to 6; Grade 7 to 9; Grade 10 to 13
School types:
Elementary school; Middle/high school; Vocational training
Keywords:
Communication; Nervous system; Sense of hearing; Sound; Stimulus reception; Communication (animal); Hearing ability (animal); Processing of stimuli; Sound transduction
Bibliography:
Siemens Stiftung Media Portal
Author:
MediaHouse GmbH
Rights holder:
© Siemens Stiftung 2018
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