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Other

Dana Sourcebook of Brain Science: It's Mindboggling!

For Students 9th - 10th
Look through this online pamphlet to find brain exercises as well as explanations of how the brain works. Very complete and fun to read.
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Website
Other

Coping Skills for Kids: Brain Works Project

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
How the brain works and how it ties to coping skills in the pre-teen are the focus of this website. Informative links for both students and adults.
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Graphic
PBS

Pbs: Nova: Mapping the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
An image of an MRI scan illustrating the anatomy of the brain. Click on the regions to identify them on the image. To find out what each region is, click on the "i."
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Cranial Nerve Exam

For Students 9th - 10th
Students learn about the functional grouping of cranial nerves and match the regions of the forebrain and brain stem that are connected to each cranial nerve.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Central Control

For Students 9th - 10th
Students investigate the role of higher centers of the brain in autonomic regulation.
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Article
Other

Onco Link: Brain Tumors

For Students 9th - 10th
This site provides much information on brain tumors. Includes anatomy of central nervous system, types of brain cancer, and symptoms of brain cancer.
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: The Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the brain, spinal cord, and brain cells at this thorough yet easy to read site. Simple sentence construction is used to explain the structure and function of this body system. A glossary is just a click away to explain...
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Website
Enchanted Learning

Enchanted Learning: The Brain

For Students 3rd - 8th
Learn about the brain, spinal cord, and brain cells at this thorough yet easy to read site. Simple sentence construction is used to explain the structure and function of this body system. A glossary is just a click away to explain...
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Interactive
Other

Alzheimer's Association: Interactive Tour of the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
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.
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Handout
University of Oxford (UK)

Oxford University: The Structure of the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
This report is entitled "The Structure of the Brain." Scroll down to section 3.2.3 for more on brain anatomy.
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Website
Other

National Museum of Health and Medicine: Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource could be used for higher level biology or anatomy classes. There are over 100 different species of mammals represented and each has information about physical characteristics, distribution, and pictures of the brain. There...
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Interactive
About Kids Health

About Kids Health: An Overview of the Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn all about the brain and how it works in this interactive teaching aid that highlights the anatomy and function of the brain using colorful animated illustrations.
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Website
Other

Brain Connection: Your Brain Health Headquarters

For Students 9th - 10th
A newsletter all about the brain including current research, anatomy and function of the brain, games, quizzes, and more. Animations and pictures make the site appealing to kids, and depth of content make it useful to parents and...
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Handout
Curated OER

Kids Health: Brain and Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
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....
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Central Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
Students study the adult brain, and learn the connections between the cerebrum and brain stem through the diencephalon, and from those regions into the spinal cord.
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Handout
Earth Life

Earth Life Web: Anatomy of Birds

For Students 9th - 10th
Beginning with the bird skeleton, this website from Earth-Life Web describes bird anatomy and morphology. Pictures and diagrams are included for each section. Feet, wings, eggs, and feathers are just some of the topics discussed.
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Website
Other

Waiting: About Brain Injury: A Guide to Brain Anatomy

For Students 9th - 10th
This website by Attorney Gordon S. Johnson, Jr. provides a video [2:49] "Brain Anatomy Begins with the Skull", descriptions of the parts of the brain, diagrams, and links to a variety of resources about brain functions and brain injury.
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Interactive
National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: The Brain: What's Going on in There?

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know all the activities your brain controls? This website explores brain images, brain anatomy, and PET procedure to allow students to get a better understanding of the brain. The website contains interactive activities and videos...
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PPT
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Sheep Brain Dissection

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good comparative study of the sheep brain to our brain. Looking for "Memory", or more precisely the location of memory in the brain.
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Activity
Other

University of Scranton: The Sheep Brain Dissection Guide

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource provides a guide to dissecting sheep brains. The guide goes through the process step by step. An image of the brain being dissected is shown with dissection instrutions or details on the particular structure on each page.
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Handout
Harvard University

Harvard Medicine: The Whole Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed color images of the human brain, both normal and with various brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and AIDS dementia.
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Unit Plan
Other

Get Body Smart: Human Nervous System: Anatomy and Physiology

For Students 9th - 10th
The innovative tutorial investigates the human nervous system. Some topics explored are nerve cells, support cells, neurophysiology, brain, and spinal cord. Visual quizzes are also included.
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Handout
Bartleby

Bartleby.com: The Fore Brain or Prosencephalon

For Students 9th - 10th
This site from Bartleby.com contains an intense, in-depth article from Henry Gray's Anatomy of the Human Body on the fore-brain or prosencephalon. The article discusses the thalamus throughout and touches on its functions as a whole.
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Activity
Other

Coping Skills for Kids: Amazing Brain Facts

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
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.

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