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Quiz on Human Brain

For Students 7th - 12th
In this human brain worksheet, students complete an on-line quiz, choosing questions and matching answers. Students score 1 point for each correct answer; a printed version is available.
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All About the Brain

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Students use eggs, cooking oil, foam balls and more to create a simulation of the brain and record what happens in each step. In this brain lesson plan, students learn about protecting the brain, the brain's ability to learn, and reflexes.
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Puppet on a String: An Engaging Look at Movement

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students examine how muscles can work together with joints.  In this movement lesson students use a marionette to observe how muscles work. 
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It's All in Your Mind

For Teachers 6th - 7th
Students investigate the definition of memory.  In this memory lesson plan students investigate strategies to improve memory as well as examine what the difference is between a short-term memory and a long-term memory. 
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It's All in Your Mind

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study the characteristics that an elderly person may develop in their life.  In this brain changes instructional activity students evaluate activity status to determine if changes need to be made to promote a healthy brain later...
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How We See

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study how images they see are transmitted to the brain.  In this sight lesson students complete several activities that have to do with visual pathways and field defects. 
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First Steps

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students examine how young children are generally able to learn foreign languages more easily than adults.  In this investigative instructional activity students divide into groups and devise a test to show whether or not this theory is...
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Sheep Brain Dissection

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Students study the brain and examine what the functions of the major functions are.  In this investigative lesson students dissect a sheep's brain and note the similarities and differences between it and a humans brain. 
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It's All in Your Mind

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Learners examine the brain. In this anatomy lesson, students engage in 2 activities that allow them to explore how to protect and optimize their brain health.
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Brain Anatomy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Young scholars explore the brain. In this brain anatomy lesson plan, students explore the brain, identify the parts and neurons. They identify nerve pathways involved in daily activities.
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Science and music

For Students 3rd - 5th
In this science and music worksheet, students answer multiple choice questions about how science and music are related through the brain and animals. Students complete 4 questions.
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Explore Rx Quiz

For Students 7th - 9th
In this exploring prescriptions activity, students answer 6 multiple choice questions related to diseases, medicine, the human body and poisonous plants. Students use an on line web site that gives them an immediate score.
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The Human Brain

For Students 9th - 12th
In this biology worksheet, students color a labeled diagram of the human brain using the colors designated in the chart below the diagram. They record the function of each portion of the brain in the same chart. They list the functions...
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Similar/Different: Nervous System

For Students 5th - 10th
In this nervous system activity, learners identify 2 ways that a computer and brain, a telephone wire and the spinal cord and a camera and an eye are similar and different.
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Looking Closer at Stems

For Students 9th - 10th
In this looking closer at stems worksheet, students fill in the blanks. Students use various resources to answer questions about stem morphology and anatomy.
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Controlling the Body Machine

For Students 9th - 12th
In this nervous system worksheet, students review the parts of the body that make up the nervous system and how this body system works. This worksheet has 5 fill in the blank, 5 matching, 3 multiple choice, 5 true or false, and 3 short...
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The Nervous System

For Students 9th
In this nervous system worksheet, 9th graders define each term listed and then label the figure shown pertaining to the nervous system. Then they name three types of neurons and describe the function of each type.
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Hormone Secretions from the Nervous System

For Students 6th - 8th
In this health worksheet, middle schoolers find the words that are consistent with the hormone secretions of the nervous system and the answers are found at the bottom of the page.
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Nervous System

For Students 10th - Higher Ed
In this biology worksheet, students find the words in the puzzle related to the nervous system. The answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Anatomy What Does the Heart Do?

For Teachers 2nd
Second graders identify the major parts of the heart and comprehend the basic function of the heart. They identify the heart in relation to other major structures in the body, including the lungs, brain, and stomach. Students identify...
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A Multiple Intelligence Approach to the Physiology of the Brain and How Middle School Students Learn

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Pupils draw a poster of a lateral view of the brain in order to label the different lobes of the brain. They examine what causes some people to be more musically intelligent than others. They dissect a cow's brain and label the different...
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Developing and Assessing the Intelligence of a Kindergartner: A Practical Approach

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students name objects that are the same size, shape, and weight as the human brain. They touch the model brain, feeling the folds, etc. They make connections to the chart displaying the brain-like objects. They touch the 'potato flake'...
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ADHD - A Focus on the Brain

For Teachers 11th - 12th
Pupils research the disease of ADHD and how it effects the brain. They specifically look at how the neurochemicals of the brain affect the behavior of individuals with ADHD. Students also explore and discuss some of the different...
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The Aging Brain: A Lesson on Alzheimer's Disease

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the aging brain and its relationship to the occurrence of Alzheimer's disease. They need to have prior knowledge of brain and nervous system anatomy in order to participate in this activity. Students compare an aging...