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.
OpenSciEd
Open Sci Ed: 7.1 Chemical Reactions & Matter Transformations
This Chemical Reactions & Matter Transformationsun unit has students investigating where the students investigate the chemical reactions of a bath bomb.
Curated OER
Kids Health: Brain and Nervous System
The parts of the brain and the anatomy of the nervous system and how they function are explained. An interactive diagram shows the location of various parts of the brain from three different perspectives, and summarizes what each does....
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Peripheral Nervous System
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The peripheral nervous system (PNS) contains all the nerves in the body that are found outside of the central nervous system. They include nerves of the hands, arms,...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Taste and Smell
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Imagine you open a gallon of milk, and you suddenly smell a foul odor. Your sense of smell has informed you that the milk has spoiled. So you pour the spoiled milk...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Touch
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] It might sound good to you to have a condition where you feel no pain. But actually this type of condition would be very dangerous. What would happen if you strained...
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Why the Insect Brain Is So Incredible
Charles Darwin called the brain of the ant "one of the most marvelous atoms of matter in the world." Anna Stockl takes us inside the tiny but mighty insect brain. [4:22]
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.