National Institutes of Health
Ninds: Coma and Persistent Vegetative State Info Page
Loads of answers to just about any question you may have about comas. This site discusses what coma is, whether there is treatment, what the prognosis might be like, research on comas, and more.
BBC
Bbc: Scotland: Brainsmart
Beginners guide to how the human brain works and suggestions for taking care of it, memorizing numbers, remembering names, managing stress, and more. Take a trip inside and see what happens when it learns something new.
Other
Health Talk Online: Chronic Pain
This comprehensive resource contains individual video interviews with medical professionals and a number of people who have experienced chronic pain. What is chronic pain? What different approaches are used to manage pain? What type of...
Mayo Clinic
Mayo Clinic: Acupuncture
An overview of the practice of Chinese traditional medicine known as acupuncture. Contains a good sized article with helpful information along with links to related articles and additional resources.
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Brain Awareness Week
Although this site is for Brain Awareness Week, the many hyperlinks on the site are very worthwhile in the study of neuroscience. Be sure to check out the many activities on the experiments and activities page.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Brain Is a Computer
Students learn about the similarities between the human brain and its engineering counterpart, the computer. Since students work with computers routinely, this comparison strengthens their understanding of both how the brain works and...
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Brain Geography
Which part of your brain controls your ability to swallow? Your instinct to survive? And how do all the brain's parts function cooperatively? Find out with this interactive feature from the NOVA: "Coma" Web site.
Society for Science and the Public
Science News for Students: Electric Eels Get on Their Prey's Nerves
Article reports on how electric eels use bursts of electricity to control the movements of their prey. Includes a list of key vocabulary and a video.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Central Control
Students investigate the role of higher centers of the brain in autonomic regulation.
National Institutes of Health
Ninds: Traumatic Brain Injury Information Page
Description of traumatic brain injury, which can lead to a coma. Discusses what TBI is, how it is treated, what the prognosis might look like, and research that is being done in the movie.
Other
Do Something: 11 Facts About Organic Food
Learn about the differences between conventionally grown food and organic for both people and the environment. Includes important statistics about nutrition and pesticides.
Akron Children's Hospital
Akron Children's Hospital: Kids Health: El Cerebro Y El Sistema Nervioso
Learn about the different parts of the brain. The page is also available in English.
Johns Hopkins University
New Horizons for Learning: Embryological Development
In this article, "Dr. Scheibel tells the fascinating story of how the brain develops in human beings from conception to birth. He makes clear that this complex, rapidly developing process is affected continually by the environment in...
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: A Tasty Experiment
Students conduct an experiment to determine whether or not the sense of smell is important to being able to recognize foods by taste. They do this by attempting to identify several different foods that have similar textures. For some of...
American Academy of Family Physicians
Aafp: Benzodiazepines: Side Effects, Abuse Risk & Alternatives
This article from the American Family Physician journal assesses and discusses the adverse effects of a class of prescription depressants called benzodiazepines. Learn about dangerous complications and side effects, and also learn about...
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: 4 Ls1 2: Sensation, Processing, and Response
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard 4-LS1-2: sensation, processing, and response.
The Wonder of Science
The Wonder of Science: Ms Ls1 8: Information Processing
Work samples, phenomena, assessment templates, and videos that directly address standard MS-LS1-8: information processing.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Current and Resistance
Article explores direct current circuits, alternating current circuits, and the nervous system.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Action Potential Velocity
Brain cells called neurons send information and instructions throughout the brain and body. The information is sent via electro-chemical signals known as action potentials that travel down the length of the neuron. These neurons are then...
Curated OER
Kids Health: Epilepsy
Epilepsy, a condition of the nervous system, can be developed as a child or later in life as an adult. The main symptom is seizures, which can be difficult for someone to watch. Learn all about epilepsy, including what to do if you see...
University of Washington
University of Washington: Neuroscience for Kids: Hallucinogenic Mushrooms
Article explaining what hallucinogenic mushrooms are, their history, the two main types, and the effects they have on human behavior and the nervous system.
WebMD
Medicine Net: Tetanus
This site from MedicineNet.com provide the reader with great information on the fatal disease of the nervous system known as tetanus. Links are provided throughout for additional information on related subject. The article is fairly...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: What Is Polio?
An overview of the infectious disease Poliomyelitis or polio and how it infects the body and its symptoms; polio's affect on the nervous system including the spinal cord and brainstem; diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of polio; and...
Regents of the University of Michigan
Animal Diversity Web: Phylum Arthropoda
This general overview of the arthropod phylum, which includes insects and arachnids, looks at such topics as body symmetry, appendages, movement, respiratory and nervous systems, and reproduction.