Curated OER
Neuroscience for Kids: Drug Effects on Nervous System
Discusses the effects of many drugs on the brain and other parts of the body. This large neuroscience resource also provides links to information on other brain and nervous system topics.
Curated OER
Neuroscience for Kids: Drug Effects on Nervous System
Discusses the effects of many drugs on the brain and other parts of the body. This large neuroscience resource also provides links to information on other brain and nervous system topics.
Biotechnology Institute
Biotechnology Institute: Your World: Neuroscience & Biotechnology [Pdf]
A full-length download of the biotech magazine which discusses diseases of the central nervous system. It also takes a closer look at a sample of the tools and technology scientists use to address the various ways your brain and spinal...
University of Washington
University of Washington: Neuroscience for Kids
Created for all students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system, this extensive University of Washington site offers information, resources, games, and activities galore. Offers dozens of links to related sites.
Other
Posit Science: The Brain 101
Learn about the structure of the human brain with this interactive diagram. Also, find out about neurons, message transmission, and other factors that affect brain function.
National Geographic Kids
National Geographic Kids: Quiz Whiz: The Brain
Take this interactive, ten-question quiz about the human brain. Read facts about this important organ after each questions is answered, and then get your score.
Treehut
Suzy's World: Brain
Use this fact sheet to find out how your brain actually works and try an experiment to tease your brain.
Other
Twow/origin of the Mammalian Brain
Very deep discussion about the evolution and advancements found in the mammalian brain. Not for the faint of heart, but a lot of interesting readable information.
University of Oxford (UK)
Oxford University: The Structure of the Brain
This report is entitled "The Structure of the Brain." Scroll down to section 3.2.3 for more on brain anatomy.
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Brain: Our Sense of Self
Through scientific inquiry this module introduces many concepts about the brain, its functions, and its importance in the sense of self. Included are a teacher's guide, interactive student web activities, and resources.
Frontiers Media
Frontiers: Going to School to Sculpt the Brain
When I was a kid, I thought of going to school as an obligation imposed by my parents, and I guess many kids feel the same. My father used to say, "you need to study hard to build a better future for yourself," but I think that if my...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Action Potential Velocity
Brain cells called neurons send information and instructions throughout the brain and body. The information is sent via electro-chemical signals known as action potentials that travel down the length of the neuron. These neurons are then...
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Cocaine
This website from the University of Washington is divided into three sections: "History of Cocaine," "Effects of Cocaine on the Nervous System," and "The Brain on Cocaine." Read interesting facts about the use of cocaine before it became...
E-learning for Kids
E Learning for Kids: Cayman Islands: Turtle Beach: What Controls Our Body?
This lesson explains how the five senses work together with the nervous system and the brain to give us essential information about the world around us.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Parkinson's Disease
People with Parkinson's disease gradually lose the ability to control body movements. Here you can find the cause, the symptoms, the treatment, and how to live with this central nervous system disorder that primarily affects adults.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Bell's Palsy
Interesting discussion of Bell's Palsy, a condition of the nervous system that affects the face. Topics include what it is, the causes, the symptoms, the treatment, and how to live with it.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Nerve Racking
This lesson describes the function and components of the human nervous system. It helps students understand the purpose of our brain, spinal cord, nerves and the five senses. How the nervous system is affected during spaceflight is also...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Changing Your Mind: Increasing Brainpower
Investigate the brain and it's connections - the number of possible routes along which a brain message might travel - by solving and creating geometric progressions. Conduct an experiment to learn about stimulus and response.
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Nicotine
At this site learn about the dangers and effects associated with tobacco use and nicotine. Read about how nicotine effects the body and brain and how a nicotine addiction is very difficult to break.
Other
On Science: Addicting Kids to Nicotine
Summarizing research found at the Mayo Clinic, this article explains why kids, who have only smoked a few cigarettes, "experience the same symptoms of nicotine addiction as adults who smoke heavily." Learn about how nicotine affects the...
Science4Fun
Science4 Fun: Brain
Learn fun and interesting facts about the brain, its parts, how it communicates, and memory.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Humans Are Like Robots
Four lessons related to robots and people present students with life sciences concepts related to the human body (including brain, nervous systems and muscles), introduced through engineering devices and subjects (including computers,...
University of Washington
The Senses
This site has a collection of learning activities, games, experiments, and lesson plans on the five senses. Organized by grade level and topic, this site is packed with an assortment of interactive and engaging activities, that would...
Curated OER
University of Washington: Parts of the Nervous System
This site provides a great deal of information about the nervous system. In particular, the tools used to teach about the brain are helpful and effective.