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Scholastic

Study Jams! The Nervous System

For Students 5th - 10th Standards
Get your class thinking with animations of neurons in action and explanations of how stimuli is transported and processed. This film makes an ideal introduction or review of the nervous system. The parts of the brain and what they...
PPT
Curated OER

Nervous System

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Are you nervous about teaching the nervous system to your beginning biologists? Worry no more! This PowerPoint provides a note-taking guide and diagrams of the neuron and the brain. Viewers will walk away with a clear...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Nervous System Introductory Worksheet

For Students 9th - 12th
In this nervous system worksheet, students answer thirty short answer questions about the structures and functions of the nervous system and its subsystems.
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Nervous System and the Effects of Drugs

For Students 5th - 12th
In this nervous system instructional activity, students read information about how the body receives and sends out information through the peripheral nervous system and central nervous system. Then students complete 3 short answer...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Connections: Exploring Our Brains through the Five Senses

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students identify structures of the brain, and neurons and analyze their functions.  In this nervous system lesson students create drawings and models of anatomy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Teaching Neuroanatomy through Schematic Diagrams

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners identify the parts and function of a neuron. They explain and illustrate the levels and functions of the nervous system including neurons and the Central and Peripheral Nervous Systems. They analyze and diagram the Lobes and...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Neuroscience for Kids

For Students 7th - 12th
In this neuroscience worksheet, students explore the Neuroscience for Kids website and then complete the questions. Students compare axons and dendrites, the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous system, and the different lobes of...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Getting Up the Nerve

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Middle schoolers examine the basics of the nervous system through an interactive program. They discover how the brain is linked to muscle movement. They can test cells through the interactive program to see how it reacts to different...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Neuron Cookie

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Find out just how enticing learning about neurons can be by creating models with sugar cookies, icing, and candy. With great background information for you and an easy procedure for the kids, studying cells has never been more fun or...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Connections: Exploring Our Brains through the Five Senses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students record observations and create drawings and models of anatomy using their five senses. They describe the structures of a neuron and analyze each of their functions. They compare and contrast the typical structural features of a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How We Learn About the Brain: Teaching the Infant Brain

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students describe the development of an infant from conception to birth. In this biology lesson, students discover how a child's brain develop. They explain how children acquire motor and cognitive skills.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Reflexes

For Teachers 5th - 6th
Students experiment to explain how reflexes, nerve impulses travel to the brain.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Peripheral Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this interactive lesson students will describe the two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system and their functions.
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Peripheral Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The peripheral nervous system (PNS) contains all the nerves in the body that are found outside of the central nervous system. They include nerves of the hands, arms,...
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CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Peripheral Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the two major divisions of the peripheral nervous system and their functions.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Peripheral Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Describe the structures found in the peripheral nervous system and the functions of those parts in the human body.
eBook
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: 11.43 Peripheral Nervous System

For Students 6th - 9th
Understand the structure and function of the peripheral nervous system in the human body.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Basic Structure and Function of the Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here about the basic structure and function of the nervous system.
Unit Plan
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health

Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Self-guided learning activity where students learn about the structure and function of the human nervous system. There is a short quiz at the end of the lesson to check for understanding.
Unit Plan
Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Nervous System

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on the central and peripheral nervous systems.
eBook
Estrella Mountain Community College

Estrella Mountain Community College: The Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
This online biology book chapter offers definitions and descriptions of the nervous system's components.
Handout
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Nervous System Study Guide

For Students 4th - 9th
Use this review guide of the human body nervous system to understand its importance to the human body.
Handout
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Central and Peripheral Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Describes the organization and function of the nervous system.
Unit Plan
BBC

Bbc: Gcse Bitesize: The Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
An animal's response to a stimulus is coordinated by its central nervous system (CNS). Neurons carry electrical impulses, and are connected by synapses. Some drugs and toxins affect how impulses pass from one neuron to the next across a...