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Instructional Video10:05
SciShow

Why We Have Pain, & How We Kill It

9th - 12th
You'll be feeling no pain when you add this little video to your lesson on the the integumentary system, nervous system, or biochemistry. The star of the show lectures on the process of sensing pressure and pain, as well as on the...
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Instructional Video2:08
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Lightning-Strike Cabal Acts like a Taser

6th - 12th Standards
Observe how the toxin snails release acts in the nervous system of fish. After the explanation, pupils better understand the consequences for both the fish and the snail thanks to the predatory adaptation.
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Instructional Video4:28
TED-Ed

How Do Dogs "See" with Their Noses?

5th - 12th Standards
While dogs may not be able to see quite as well as humans, they definitely have us beat when it comes to their sense of smell. Prepare to be amazed as this short video investigates the incredibly sensitive noses of man's best friend.
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Instructional Video6:13
Curated OER

Anatomy of a Neuron

9th - 12th
Various colors are used on the black background of a Smart Board to compose a drawing of a neuron cell and all its parts while the anatomy of a neuron is described. The function of a neuron is also explained in detail. Show to your...
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Instructional Video2:57
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Prialt Blocks Pain Signaling in Mice

6th - 12th Standards
Prialt, a prescription pain medicine, is used to treat severe and chronic pain in humans, but is extremely toxic to fish. To understand how Prialt works, class members watch a short animated video that models how calcium channels that...
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Instructional Video4:55
TED-Ed

How does anesthesia work?

7th - 12th Standards
Many people know the feeling of counting backward from 100 before a surgical procedure begins, but what actually happens between number 99 and waking up after surgery? Watch a short video about the different types of anesthesia, the...
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Instructional Video2:30
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Prialt Blocks Motor Synapse in Fish

6th - 12th Standards
Have you ever wondered how to paralyze a fish? The cone snail produces venom that works, but what happens at a molecular level? A calcium channel blocker prevents muscle movement, enabling the slow-moving snail to catch faster, larger...
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Instructional Video4:10
SciShow

Circadian Rhythm and Your Brain's Clock

7th - 12th
Your class will not drift off to sleep during this episode on circadian rhythms. Though the narrator speaks quickly and continuously, he successfully explains our biological clock in a way that holds interest. Assign the viewing of this...
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Instructional Video15:54
Curated OER

Neuronal Synapses (Chemical)

10th - 12th
Lecture time is mostly filled with explanations of the concept of voltage potentials 'jumping' across synapses and more details about ion pumps and protein vesicles of neurotransmitters.