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Sheep Brain Lab

For Students 10th - 11th
In this sheep brain lab, students identify the internal and external anatomy of a sheep's brain. Students complete several tables describing the function of given structures. Students also label the brain with 5 chosen structures.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Biology Chapter 35 Word Search

For Students 9th - 10th
In this biology worksheet, students identify and locate various vocabulary terms related to biology. There are 41 words located in the puzzle.
Handout
University of Washington

Univ. Of Washington: Michael J. Fox Fight Ahead

For Students 9th - 10th
University of Washington site with article about Michael J. Fox's battle with Parkinson's disease and how his treatment relates to the thalamus.
Unit Plan
University of Washington

Univ. Of Washington: The Brain Right Down the Middle

For Students 9th - 10th
From the University of Washington, this site goes into great detail in describing the brain.
Handout
Wikimedia

Wikipedia: Hypothalamus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia, Wikipedia, provides a brief open-source encyclopedic explanation of what the hypothalamus is and what its functions are. Links are provided throughout this paragraph along with a picture showing where the...
Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Fore Brain or Prosencephalon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Bartleby.com contains an intense, in-depth article from Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body on the fore-brain or prosencephalon. The article discusses the thalamus throughout and touches on its functions as a whole.
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Harvard University

Harvard Medical School: Thalamus

For Students 9th - 10th
CT scan identifying the thalamus. Also identifies other brain structures.
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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Curated OER

Univ. Of Washington: Michael J. Fox Fight Ahead

For Students 9th - 10th
University of Washington site with article about Michael J. Fox's battle with Parkinson's disease and how his treatment relates to the thalamus.
Graphic
Curated OER

Wikipedia: Hypothalamus

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from the encyclopedia, Wikipedia, provides a brief open-source encyclopedic explanation of what the hypothalamus is and what its functions are. Links are provided throughout this paragraph along with a picture showing where the...