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The Nervous System
In this nervous system worksheet, students ball up a piece of paper and stand in front of a friend and gently toss the paper ball at their face. Then they describe their friends response and why they actually responded to the paper ball.
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'Neuro-Bingo'
Students discuss the nervous system and its pathology. They are then able to explain what neural physiology is. They use this game to further help them to develop clear meaning of the nervous system.
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Making Connections: Exploring Our Brains through the Five Senses
Students identify structures of the brain, and neurons and analyze their functions. In this nervous system lesson students create drawings and models of anatomy.
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The Sense of Hearing
Students study the cycle of how we listen and hear our own speech. They examine sound waves, and the role of the nervous system in hearing. They investigate the cues besides lipreading that deaf people rely on for comprehension.
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Your Five Senses
Students identify the five senses. In this biology lesson, students participate in an experiment and use their five senses to identify various substances.
University of Minnesota
Makes Me Sweat
Never let them see you sweat ... unless you can't help it! Scholars design an experiment to determine the effects of stress on the body. They monitor sweat production under different conditions and relate the response to the function of...
Baylor College
Food for the Brain
With a couple of neat diagrams on student handouts, your life science or health class will examine the contents and serving sizes of healthy foods. They dissect a slice of pizza and scrutinize the nutritional value of its components in...
Baylor College
Post-Assessment: Brain Chemistry
If you have implemented this fabulous brain chemistry unit in its entirety, you should have saved the pre-assessment quizzes from day one. In this assignment, individual learners go back over their original answers, and correct any...
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Nervous System
In this biology worksheet, students find the words in the puzzle related to the nervous system. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Coping with Changes
Young scholars 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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The Domino Effect
Students model the transmission of neural impulses with dominoes. In this nervous system lesson plan, students construct a device with dominoes. They use the device to model the way a nerve impulse is propagated from dendrite to axon.
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Kirk Medical School
Fifth graders conduct research on the major organ systems of the human body. They create and present 3D models of a body system, and collect basic first-aid supplies for donation to a third-world community.
University of Arizona
The Leg Bone Is Connected to The...
Students discover the names of 13 major bones in the human skeletal system. They construct their skeleton using paper plates and other simple products. Links to templates are provided within the resource.
University of Minnesota
Virtual Neurons
It's electric! Young anatomists use Virtual Neurons software to build, control, and analyze complex nerve circuits within the body. Colorful and packed with content, class members enjoy interacting with the nervous system at a personal...
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THE LAUGHING BRAIN 2: A GOOD LAUGH
Students explore various theories about laughter, laughter's effects on our mental health, and the benefits of laughter to our immune system.
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TE Lesson: Can You Taste It?
Learners investigate how animals adapt to use its senses to identify foods that are nutritious or noxious. They determine how they associate foods with other things such as birthdays. They discuss the role of the nervous system in the...
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Tissue Types
In this human tissue worksheet, students read about the 4 different tissue types in the body. Students read 4 pages about the types.
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Body Organization
Seventh graders explore how the body is organized. They create flashcards of key terms and visit stations to view levels of organization in the human body. They examine themselves and rearrange their flashcards in order of increasing...
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Brain Awareness Week
Students explore human anatomy by completing a list of activities over five days. In this brain science lessons, students examine images of brains and identify the different parts. Students complete an in-class quiz regarding brain...
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GED: Vocabulary: Life Science
In this GED vocabulary activity, students complete a crossword puzzle given 10 clues about genetics and cloning, food chains, vaccines, the brain and the nervous system and organisms. Students are given a word bank to use to complete the...
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GED Vocabulary: Life Science
In this life science GED activity, students complete a crossword puzzle given 9 clues about structures of the nervous system, the circulatory system, evolution, the digestive system, molecules and fossils. Students are given a word bank...
Wiley Publishing
Anatomy and Physiology Workbook
Peruse a workbook for every system in the human body. From cellular makeup to the integumentary system to human reproduction, the 300-page workbook features informative reading passages, guided practice, and humorous comic strips to get...
Discovery Education
Our Brain and Body on Opioids
Use a presentation that explores the world of prescription opioids. Learners look at the way the brain responds to the drugs and the long terms effects opioids have on the brain and body. At the end of the lesson, groups create a social...
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Fishy Behavior
Here's a lab that may make you rethink that morning cup of coffee. Biology scholars test the effects of caffeine, alcohol, and nicotine on the behavior of zebrafish through an intriguing experiment. Learners observe fish behavior before...