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Activity
Smarter Balanced

How the Brain Works

For Teachers 8th - 11th
Cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, pituitary gland, and spinal cord. Prepare your class for a performance task assessment on the brain and how it works with a scripted plan that defines these terms and identifies the functions the...
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Worksheet
Curated OER

Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
In this nervous system worksheet, students identify and locate each of the vocabulary terms related to the nervous system in the word search. There are 15 biology terms to locate in the puzzle.
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Instructional Video13:55
Bozeman Science

The Brain

For Students 9th - 12th Standards
There are 100,000 miles of blood vessels in the brain—wow! In this brain video, viewers see how the brain has evolved from simple to complex organisms. The instructor explains the 17 different structures of the brain and their...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sheep Brain Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Young scholars study the brain and examine what the functions of the major functions are.  In this investigative lesson plan students dissect a sheep's brain and note the similarities and differences between it and a humans...
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Interactive
PurposeGames

Purpose Games: Cranial Nerve Nuclei in Brainstem

For Students 9th - 10th
Interactive challenges the player to correctly name the cranial nerve nuclei in the brainstem.
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: The Brainstem

For Students 9th - 10th
A narrated presentation featuring the structure and function of the the brainstem. [2:32]
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hindbrain Brainstem

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will identify, describe and explain the structures of the hindbrain.
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Lesson Plan
BioEd Online

Bio Ed Online: The Brain: Control Central

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
What do you know about the brain? In this early learners instructional activity, students will explore the basic functions and characteristics of the brain and skull, and also learn about three major structures in the brain: the...
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Instructional Video
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hindbrain and Midbrain: Cerebellum: Lesson 1

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will examine the structure and function of the cerebellum and brainstem. It is 1 of 2 in the series.
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Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Hindbrain and Midbrain

For Students 9th - 10th
This lesson will examine the makeup and function of the cerebellum and brainstem.
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Interactive
Annenberg Foundation

Annenberg Learner: The Human Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore the human brain, and the role it plays in the nervous system. Students learn about the three main parts of the brain and each of their functions.
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Article
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: What Is Polio?

For Students 9th - 10th
An overview of the infectious disease Poliomyelitis or polio and how it infects the body and its symptoms; polio's affect on the nervous system including the spinal cord and brainstem; diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of polio; and...
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Activity
Other

Society for Neuroscience: Brain Facts [Pdf]

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
This is a publication on the human brain and how it works. Gives details on the neuron, how the senses interact with the brain and much more. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).
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Article
Famous Scientists

Famous Scientists: Thomas Willis

For Students 9th - 10th
Thomas Willis was a founding member of the Royal Society, who played an important part in the history of anatomy, neurology, and psychiatry.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: What's Inside

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the brain and its basic parts. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Handout
Bryn Mawr College

Serendip: The Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the main sections of the human brain, and how the structure or each relates to its function.
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Instructional Video
Khan Academy

Khan Academy: The Old Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Review for the MCAT with this video on "older" brain structures. [7:11]
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Graphic
Curated OER

[Pyramid on Ventral Brainstem]

For Students 9th - 10th
Article from Benbest entitled "Chapter 6 -- Basic Cerebral Cortex Function Other than Vision."
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Handout
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Slide Show: How Your Brain Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Eight slides demonstrate the human brain. Please know that the descriptive narrative is fairly short for each slide subject.

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