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Brain Awareness Week Lessons

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students explore the human brain and nervous system. In this brain awareness lesson, students examine specific terms with regards to the human brain. Students discover the brain's structure and function and how it functions as the body's...
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Brain Awareness Week

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore human anatomy by completing a list of activities over five days. In this brain science lessons, students examine images of brains and identify the different parts. Students complete an in-class quiz regarding brain...
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Brain Awareness Week

For Teachers 3rd - 8th
Young scholars explore the brain. In this science lesson, students create a model of the brain and discuss steps taken in order to protect the brain. Young scholars design a container that would protect the brain from injury. Students...
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What's in a Brain?

For Teachers 4th - 9th
Bring the brain to life for your students with thought-provoking activities
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Stories of Painkiller Addiction: The Brain on Autopilot

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
For some people, the force of addiction can be as biologically compelling as the drive for food or water. High schoolers watch a video segment about Ryan, a recovering addict, and learn more about how opioids and other drugs can affect...
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Steered Straight

Marijuana Awareness

For Teachers 7th - 12th Standards
February is Marijuana Awareness Month, and a set of interdisciplinary activities can make your class aware of the social, medical, legal, and psychological effects of marijuana. With writing prompts, research opportunities, and...
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Anatomy of the Brain

For Teachers 6th - 8th
Students explore human anatomy by completing a quiz. In this brain lesson, students read assigned text which discusses the different elements of the human brain and how they are used in everyday experiences. Students answer a multiple...
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Anatomy of the Brain

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the brain. In this science lesson, students view a diagram of the brain and discuss the various regions of the brain. Students discuss the importance of protecting the brain and design a protective covering.
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Thoughtful Learning

Using 5-5-5 Breathing to Calm Down

For Students K - 12th
Scholars calm their minds and bodies with a 5-5-5 breathing exercise. Learners breathe in for five seconds, out for five seconds, then wait five seconds to start again. The exercise takes one minute to complete. 
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Beginning Sounds

For Teachers Pre-K - 6th
Students sit in a circle and repeat the names and sounds of the first letter of their first names. Next, they trace their name once on the practice paper and then practice writing their name on the other lines. Then they observe the...
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Allowing Students to Explore Simple Physics and Marketing in English Class

For Teachers 9th Standards
Scientific method, linear measurements, friction, inertia. Imagine learning scientific vocabulary in an ELA class. Before researching and developing a presentation about simple machines, class members build a common, but decidedly...
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Mozart's Magic

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Students become familiar with the young composer through his life's story and his music. They get to make some music of their own by using musical instruments that exist both online and all around them.
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Animal Alphabet Book

For Teachers K - 2nd
Students identify each letter of the alphabet. They listen as the teacher reads an animal alphabet picture book. Students listen to the alphabet song. They create their own movements for the alphabet song. Students are asked to name...
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Line Up! Shape Up! Color the World!

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
Students explore the Elements of Art. In this art lesson, students read the book Katie Meets the Impressionists and brainstorm the different things that artists create. Students observe various elements of art such as line and color and...
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World Hemophilia Day

For Students 7th - 8th
For this world hemophilia day worksheet, students read or listen to a passage, then match phrases, fill in the blanks, choose the correct word, unscramble words and sentences, put sentences in order, write discussion questions and...
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Making Sense of Things: The Human Body and Senses

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students conduct an experiment to evaluate the accuracy of their senses.
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Neuroscience for Kids: Brain Awareness Week

For Students Pre-K - 1st
Although this site is for Brain Awareness Week, the many hyperlinks on the site are very worthwhile in the study of neuroscience. Be sure to check out the many activities on the experiments and activities page.