STETHOSCOPE SCHOOL QUALITY
by Educational Insights

Ages: 5 & Up
Grades Kindergarten +

Students can listen to their heart, lungs, and other organs in action!

A stethoscope is a tool that makes tiny sounds inside you sound LOUD.  A doctor puts the stethoscope's diaphragm (the thin, flat membrane inside the chest piece), on your skin to listen to the sounds of you heart, your lungs, and other important organs as they work.  These sounds tell a doctor a lot about what's going on inside you because he or she can tell the difference between healthy sounds and sick sounds!

How a Stethoscope Works
The diaphragm in the chest piece collects sound waves from inside the body.  The sound waves travel up the connector tube, through the binaural tubes to the ear pieces, and into your ears.