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How the Brain Works
Cerebrum, cerebellum, brainstem, pituitary gland, and spinal cord. Prepare your class for a performance task assessment on the brain and how it works with a scripted plan that defines these terms and identifies the functions the parts...
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Opening Our Minds
Students discover the function of the brain. In this biology instructional activity, students participate in several experiments to demonstrate what part of the brain controls their movements. An example of an experiment is drawing with...
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Brain Functions
In this brain functions worksheet, students color each section of the brain a different color according to the color and brain function key given to them. Students color 8 sections of the brain.
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Treatment Works!
Students consider the goals of a treatment plan for persons who have had the way they think, feel, or behave changed because of mental illness. PET images are utilized to support the evidence of changes in the activity and functioning of...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Test Your Brain
Investigate the effect of oxygen deprivation on brain function and test the changes in mental abilities climbers experience as they climb to ever-higher altitudes, in this virtual experiment.
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Alzheimer's Association: Interactive Tour of the Brain
Follow this two-part interactive tour of the brain. The first gives you brain basics; the second shows how the brain is affected throughout the stages of Alzheimer's disease.
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Brain: Our Sense of Self
Through scientific inquiry this module introduces many concepts about the brain, its functions, and its importance in the sense of self. Included are a teacher's guide, interactive student web activities, and resources.
PBS
Pbs Kids: Dragonfly Tv: The Show: Exercise and Memory
Can exercise really help our brain work better? This PBS site discovers if this is really true by taking you into the worlds of Jada and Maurna to find out.
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Coping Skills for Kids: Amazing Brain Facts
Did you know your brain has enough power to illuminate a light bulb? Featured at this fun site are 20 amazing facts you can learn about your brain.