Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Neuronal Synapses Questions
Practice multiple choice questions over neuronal synapses.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Neurotransmitter Removal From the Synapse
This is a five-question quiz pertaining to neurotransmitter removal from the synapse.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Synaptic Transmission Between Neurons
This is a five-question quiz concerning synaptic transmission between neurons.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Building the Neuron
In this activity, students design and build neuron models based on observations made while viewing neurons through a microscope.
University of Utah
University of Utah: Genetic Science Learning Center: Crossing the Divide: How Neurons Talk to Each Other
This slideshow explains the process of how a neuron communicates.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Neuron
Wikipedia offers an overall description of neurons. This site describes their physical appearance, the different parts of neurons, and what their functions are.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Nerve Impulses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will explain how nerve impulses are transmitted.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The nervous system is made up of nerves. A nerve is a bundle of nerve cells. A nerve cell that carries messages is called a neuron. The messages carried by neurons...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Nerves Work?
This video explores how nerves, neurons, and nerve receptors work in the human body and how they communicate by electrical impulses. [5:00] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Hhmi: Biointeractive: Molecular Mechanism of Synaptic Function
See how electrical and chemical signals are used by neurons to communicate with one another at synapse contact points. [1:09]
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Science of Mental Illness
A curriculum that explains how mental illness can be treated and cured. The site offers a web version of the curriculum or printed supplements can be requested. Included is a teacher's guide.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Animals: Human Nervous System
A slide show presentation introducing the facts about the human nervous system.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Nerve Impulses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how nerve impulses are transmitted.