What do you call a brain without one billion neurons? A no-brainer! The narrator of a video about the brain and the differences between the central and peripheral nervous systems walks viewers through both systems, explaining how they work together to keep the body alive. 

Concepts

the central nervous system, neurons, nerves, reflexes

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Pre-script questions to ask pairs of learners throughout the video

Classroom Considerations

• Video assumes learners understand homeostasis
• There is a fair amount of vocabulary; pause video to allow learners to process, discuss, and takes notes
• Video 26 in a series of 40

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Reviews the sodium potassium pumps across a cell membrane, tying this process to neuron communication
• To keep the attention of high schoolers, the narrator walks viewers through what happens in the body when a person takes a bite of pizza

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4