Audience
Educators
Grade Levels
Grades 5-8, Grades 9-12
Subject
Life Science, Animals and Plants, Living and Working in Space
Type
Lesson Plans / Activities
The vestibular system is key to our senses of balance and self-motion. In this activity, students create a model that permits them to visualize the movement of fluid and bending of hairs in the inner ear in response to motion. The activity also demonstrates how the vestibular system maintains or restores equilibrium despite movement.
Visualizing How the Vestibular System Works [206KB PDF file]
This activity is part of The Brain in Space Educator Guide.