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Pbs: Nova: Mapping the Brain

For Students Pre-K - 1st Standards
Learn about new techniques for mapping the brain and how these new techniques can help researchers build a better undersanding of the brain.
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Pbs: Nova: Mapping the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
An image of an MRI scan illustrating the anatomy of the brain. Click on the regions to identify them on the image. To find out what each region is, click on the "i."
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Dana Sourcebook of Brain Science: It's Mindboggling!

For Students 9th - 10th
Look through this online pamphlet to find brain exercises as well as explanations of how the brain works. Very complete and fun to read.
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Pbs Teachers: Scientific American: New Research Into Dyslexia

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Research the array of sophisticated technologies scientists use to look closely at the brain. Diagram the major lobes of the brain and explore the functions of the frontal lobe to learn about how dyslexic individuals process information.
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Healthline: Three Dimensional Body Map: Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Rotatable view of the nervous system lets you examine the anatomy of the brain in 360 degrees.
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E Learning for Kids: Cayman Islands: Turtle Beach: What Controls Our Body?

For Students 4th - 6th
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.