Curated OER
How We Perceive Movement, Depth and Illusions
Middle schoolers examine how depth perception works through a class experiment. They design and perform their own experiment that investigates visual illusions.
Curated OER
Sense Organs & Body Systems: Cool Facts & Trivia
In this sense organs and body functions instructional activity, students answer true and false questions about sense organs and body functions. Students complete 13 questions.
Curated OER
Heart Disease & Stroke
Students study heart disease and how to prevent it. In this investigative lesson students list heart disease and stroke risk factors.
Curated OER
Persuasive Text: Vocabulary Charades
Students play charades to act out vocabulary words that have recently been introduced in class. In this vocabulary lesson students may work in groups or in pairs.
Curated OER
Latent Learning
Students discuss childhood psychology by viewing a YouTube video. In this human behavior lesson, students identify latent learners and discuss reasons why some people fail to conform to society while others are quick to please everyone...
Curated OER
Idaho State Trivia
In this Idaho worksheet, students complete 20 questions about Idaho trivia. Students may click on an answer button for immediate feedback.
Other
Cancer Research Uk: The Brain
General information about the brain is provided, which includes straightforward diagrams and explanations of how the brain works, parts of the brain, and brain tumors. Links are available to delve deeper into these topics and more.
Other
Alzheimer's Association: Interactive Tour of the Brain
Follow this two-part interactive tour of the brain. The first gives you brain basics; the second shows how the brain is affected throughout the stages of Alzheimer's disease.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Brain: Communication
How does information from different parts of the body reach the brain? In this activity students discover that their brains receive and act on information from inside and outside the body, and that the senses gather and process different...
Other
Brain Line: Brain Basics
Three roll-over diagrams of the brain highlight its parts. In accompanying display panes, learn about the functions that each highlighted part is responsible for and about problems that can occur if that part of the brain is damaged.
Other
Waiting: About Brain Injury: A Guide to Brain Anatomy
This website by Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr. provides a video [2:49] "Brain Anatomy Begins with the Skull", descriptions of the parts of the brain, diagrams, and links to a variety of resources about brain functions and brain injury.
University of Washington
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.
Other
Dana Sourcebook of Brain Science: It's Mindboggling!
Look through this online pamphlet to find brain exercises as well as explanations of how the brain works. Very complete and fun to read.
PBS
Pbs: Nova: Mapping the Brain
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."
Annenberg Foundation
Annenberg Learner: The Human Brain
Explore the human brain, and the role it plays in the nervous system. Students learn about the three main parts of the brain and each of their functions.
PBS
Pbs: Bird Brains
PBS offers a look into the brains of birds. Examine each part of the brain and its function. Click an drag the brain to see a 3-D view.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Our Sense of Touch
How does the sense of touch work? Is the sense of touch more sensitive in some parts of the body, such as fingertips, than in others? In this lesson students explore the sense of touch by identifying mystery objects with their eyes...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: The Zombie Autopsies: The Neuroanatomy of a Zombie
In this instructional activity, young scholars look at the brain of a zombie, and in the process learn about the characteristics of a healthy brain. They take part in a Neurotransmitter Dance Party to learn how neurons communicate....
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Grammar Gorillas
Click on the noun or verb in each sentence and check out your score! With definitions of parts of sentences for reference. With a link to other fun games for students.
PurposeGames
Purpose Games: Find the Bones of the Human Skull
Can you name the bones of the human skull? Test your knowledge by matching the correct label with the correct bone.
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: Our Sense of Vision
Which parts of the body are involved in vision (seeing)? Is light important for vision? In this instructional activity students make kaleidoscopes to learn that light is essential to vision, and that the brain processes information from...
Harvard University
Harvard Medicine: The Whole Brain
Detailed color images of the human brain, both normal and with various brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and AIDS dementia.
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Society for Neuroscience: Brain Facts [Pdf]
This is a publication on the human brain and how it works. Gives details on the neuron, how the senses interact with the brain and much more. PDF (requires Adobe Reader).