Break your class in to the general structure and function of the brain. Brainiacs discuss what they know about it and create personalized brain development timelines. They also take a true-false, pre-assessment quiz to get them thinking about this central organ. The activity serves as an introduction to a fabulous, full unit on brain chemistry. Use it with your middle school human body systems curriculum.

Concepts

the central nervous system, human body systems, the brain

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Additional Tags

brain, nervous system, science

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Pros

• Beautiful two-color diagram of the brain provided
• A fitting first lesson for a unit about brain chemistry
• Informative and well-planned teacher overview
• Additional reading materials help you address Common Core literacy standards

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.1 RST.6-8.2