Scholastic
Study Jams! The Nervous System
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...
Curated OER
Nervous System
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...
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Nervous System Introductory Worksheet
In this nervous system worksheet, students answer thirty short answer questions about the structures and functions of the nervous system and its subsystems.
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The Nervous System and the Effects of Drugs
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...
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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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Teaching Neuroanatomy through Schematic Diagrams
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...
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Neuroscience for Kids
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...
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Getting Up the Nerve
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...
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Neuron Cookie
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...
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Making Connections: Exploring Our Brains through the Five Senses
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...
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How We Learn About the Brain: Teaching the Infant Brain
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.
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Reflexes
Students experiment to explain how reflexes, nerve impulses travel to the brain.
National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health
Seer Training Modules: Introduction to the Nervous System
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.
Other
Unm: Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves
Class notes on The Nervous System - Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves.
Other
I scoliosis.com: Spinal Cord and Nerve Roots Anatomy
Read the anatomical components of the spinal cord and their function in the nervous system. Includes labeled diagram. Outstanding information and a helpful aid for understanding.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Mental Status Exam
Students understand the relationship of mental status exam results to cerebral functions in the cerebral cortex.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Senses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The following online tutorial explains how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy, Pain, and Acupuncture
Practice for the MCAT by answering these questions based on the given table showing results from two control groups.
PBS
Newton's Apple: Reflexes
Newton's Apple informational site on reflexes. Includes vocabulary, resources, and several hands-on activities.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Nerve Cells
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Describes the structure and types of neurons.
Other
Spine Universe: Nerve Structures of the Spine
This resource presents information, images, and charts on the nerve structures of the spine.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Senses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how sensory stimuli are perceived and interpreted.
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Slide Show: How Your Brain Works
Eight slides demonstrate the human brain. Please know that the descriptive narrative is fairly short for each slide subject.