Baylor College
Neural Network Signals
Using a simple circuit with the battery representing the brain, future physiologists test to see which solutions conduct electrical "nerve impulses." Enlighten learners with plentiful information on electric signals in the nervous system...
Curated OER
The Nervous System
Human biology beginners label colorful diagrams of the neuron, the reflex pathway, and the brain. They list steps in the action potential process, and describe several different neurotransmitters. This worksheet guides learners through...
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AP: Chapter 48: Nervous System
Human anatomy enthusiasts trace neurological pahtways in word and on a diagram, describe action potential of a nerve impulse, and identify the organs in the nervous system. Provide this to your biology class as a review before...
Curated OER
Nervous System
After reading through this presentation about nerve impulses, students should be able to complete the sentences given with the correct terms and scientific vocabulary. The basics of the ion channel behavior are detailed along with a...
Curated OER
The Nervous System: Basic Organization and Function
A vintage worksheet on the basic structure and function of the nervous system awaits your beginning biologists. Although it pertains to a textbook chapter reading, the content is relevant to any introductory unit on the nervous system....
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Neuron Label
In this neuron worksheet, learners are given a diagram of a neuron with the axon, cell body and dendrites. They label 9 parts of the neuron.
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Your Brain At Work
In this brain worksheet, learners describe three jobs of the brain, draw a picture of a neuron and label its parts, and determine what to do to keep the brain healthy. This worksheet has 1 drawing and 2 short answer questions.
Curated OER
The Nervous System
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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Neuron Anatomy Comparison
High schoolers create a scale model of a motor neuron that is two hundred times larger than the actual neuron. They identify the structures of a neuron and observe neurons under the microscope then use a worksheet to convert actual...
Curated OER
Building a Clay Neuron
Young scholars investigate and then build neurons in this lesson. They are examined as key parts of the brain and nervous system and seen as different from normal cells.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: How Do Nerves Work?
This video explores how nerves, neurons, and nerve receptors work in the human body and how they communicate by electrical impulses. [5:00] Followed by a short quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: The Nervous System
This online biology book chapter offers definitions and descriptions of the nervous system's components.
PBS
Pbs Newshour Extra: Neuroscience Basics Through Puzzles and Dance
This interesting lesson plans uses giant neutron puzzles, the game of telephone, and dance to explain how transmitters and receptors work in neurotransmission.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Building the Neuron
In this activity, students design and build neuron models based on observations made while viewing neurons through a microscope.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: Highlighting the Neuron
In this lesson on the brain's neural networks, students investigate the structure and function of the neuron. They discover ways in which engineers apply this knowledge to the development of devices that can activate neurons. Includes...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Neuron Action Potentials: The Creation of a Brain Signal
Explains how neurons work during the formation and transmission of brain signals.
Wikimedia
Wikipedia: Neuron
Wikipedia offers an overall description of neurons. This site describes their physical appearance, the different parts of neurons, and what their functions are.
Frontiers Media
Frontiers: Building the Roads in the City of Your Brain
"Are you ready to go into the spaceship? Remember to stay very still!" This is what you hear before the bed you are lying down on starts to slide into a long, tube shaped machine. You can almost imagine that it really is a spaceship, and...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: Nerve Cells and Nerve Impulses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The nervous system is made up of nerves. A nerve is a bundle of nerve cells. A nerve cell that carries messages is called a neuron. The messages carried by neurons...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Q&a: Neuron Depolarization, Hyperpolarization, & Action Potentials
Khan Academy answers a question about hyperpolarization and depolarization with a written explanation and links to helpful videos.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Action Potential Velocity
Brain cells called neurons send information and instructions throughout the brain and body. The information is sent via electro-chemical signals known as action potentials that travel down the length of the neuron. These neurons are then...