Hearing begins when a sound wave goes into the outer ear and strikes the eardrum. The eardrum pushes three tiny bones, and they move the sound into a snail-shaped tube (cochlea). Nerves then send the message to the brain.
A short, kid-friendly rephrasing that explains how sound enters the ear, moves tiny bones and the cochlea, and travels as nerve signals to the brain — written for a 6-year-old.
Hearing begins when a sound wave goes into the outer ear and strikes the eardrum. The eardrum pushes three tiny bones, and they move the sound into a snail-shaped tube (cochlea). Nerves then send the message to the brain.