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Brain Death

For Students 9th - Higher Ed
In this biology activity, students find the words that are associated with the concept of brain death and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Nervous System

For Teachers 5th Standards
Get to know the body's central nervous system through an engaging game of nervous system telephone. But this isn't your average game of telephone. Here, pupils must find a way to communicate a message to the brain without speaking....
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Cornell University

Shedding a "Little" Light on Cancer Surgery

For Teachers 10th - 12th Standards
Many types of cancer treatments now depend on nanotechnology—a big "little" discovery. Scholars begin by removing "malignant" tissue from simulated brains, one using fluorescent markers thanks to nanotechnology and one without. This...
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Neuron Anatomy Activity

For Students 7th - 12th Standards
Reinforce the neural connections in the brains of your young biologists with a simple anatomy worksheet. Looking at the provided diagram of a neuron, students are asked to correctly identify and describe the function of each of the six...
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Whose Brain is THAT?!

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore various animal brains. In this animal anatomy lesson, students compare and contrast animal brains with the brain of a human. They record several characteristics in a data table for each brain they observe.
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Anatomy of the Brain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore human anatomy by completing a quiz. In this brain lesson, students read assigned text which discusses the different elements of the human brain and how they are used in everyday experiences. Students answer a multiple...
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Brain Manipulative Model

For Teachers 6th - 12th
Students visualize the major human brain divisions by using a manipulative puzzle to discover the names and functions of the regions. They use this hands-on anatomy aid to study the braqin regions.
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The Brain Reflex System And How It Works

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students explore reflexes. For this biology lesson plan, students discover the basic facts about the reflex systems of the brain as they take part in hands-on activities.
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Exploring the Left and Right Sides of the Brain

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Explore the Human brain. Learners become familiar with the left and right hemispheres of the human brain and engage in activities that activate powers that are dominant in each hemisphere.
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How We Learn About the Brain: Teaching the Infant Brain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the development of an infant from conception to birth. In this biology lesson, students discover how a child's brain develop. They explain how children acquire motor and cognitive skills.
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Brain Word Scramble

For Students 7th - 12th
In this brain word scramble worksheet, students unscramble 10 sets of letters to form the words: hemisphere, lobe, cortex, gyrus, skull, neuron, brain, dura, fiber, and sulcus.
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The Nervous System

For Students 8th - 10th
In this nervous system worksheet, learners complete a crossword puzzle given 15 clues about the structures of the nervous system such as the brain and spinal cord and the functions of the nervous system.
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Mind Mapping

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the functions of the brain. They create their own "live" model comparing a phrenology chart to our modern understanding of brain function and anatomy. Students compare and contrast brain models.
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Teaching Neuro-anatomy Through Schematic Diagrams

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students develop a deeper understanding of the brain. For this neuro-anatomyl lesson plan, students will use simple diagrams to understand the brain and will progress to more complex diagrams  as they gain understanding.
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Coping with Changes

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers build on knowledge of brain and nervous system in order to write about how their nervous systems help them cope with change in environment. Students navigate online sites to explore different parts of brain and nervous...
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Using Optical Illusion Brain Teasers Add a Twist to Math and Science

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Optical illusion activities can provide a motivating way for students to explore math and science concepts.
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What's Wrong?

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students analyze case studies to explore similarities and differences among illnesses. PET images are examined to explore how scientists investigate the changes in the way the brain functions during depression.
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The Stroop Effect

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the specific areas of the brain that process different types of information. They examine processing conflicts. Students participate in a hands-on minds-on activity using the Stroop Effect. They design psychological...
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Getting the Message: What Did You Say?

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students listen to and compare the first sentence of the Gettysburg Address spoken in different languages. They also compare frequency readings for each and discuss how the brain interprets spoken words.
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Come to Your Senses

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students explore their senses. In this biology lesson plan, students will learn about their senses, what affects them, and how the brain works to control our senses in a series of lab activities.
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Brain Functions

For Students 2nd - 6th
In this brain functions worksheet, students color each section of the brain a different color according to the color and brain function key given to them. Students color 8 sections of the brain.
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Brain Word Scramble

For Students 7th - 12th
In this brain word scramble worksheet, students unscramble 10 sets of letters to form the words: hemisphere, lobe, cortex, gyrus, skull, neuron, brain, dura, fiber, and sulcus. A word bank is included.
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How Does Your Brain Respond to Pain?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Zap! Ouch! That hurts! But why? And how come people don't experience or respond to pain in the same way? Take a journey on the sensing pathway, from your nociceptors, along your nerves, up your spinal cord, to neurons and glial, through...
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University of Minnesota

Dendritic Spines Lab

For Teachers 9th - 12th Standards
This is your brain on drugs ... literally! Your neuroscientists-in-training examine the evidence of drug use on the human brain and how neurons change their connectivity when altered by drugs. They then work together to create testing...

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