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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Action Potential

For Students 10th - 12th
Students will learn the components of the membrane that establish the resting membrane potential, and find out the changes that occur to the membrane that result in the action potential.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy and Physiology: The Function of Nervous Tissue

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here about how nervous tissue is capable of communicating within the nervous system.
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BSCS Science Learning

Bscs: Drug Abuse and the Adolescent Brain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This module focuses on the science that explains the effects that drugs have on the brain and, by extension, a person's thoughts, feelings, and behaviors. Specifically, it focuses on the adolescent brain. Adolescents may be more...
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Scholastic

Scholastic: Study Jams! Science: The Human Body: The Nervous System

For Students 3rd - 5th
A video and a short quiz on the central and peripheral nervous systems.
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Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Peripheral Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
[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,...
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Biology: The Animal Body and Principles of Regulation Post Test

For Students 9th - 10th
Students can test their knowledge of the principles of regulation with this seven question multiple-choice quiz.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Biology: The Animal Body and Principles of Regulation Pretest

For Students 9th - 10th
Students have the opportunity to take this five question pretest to assess their knowledge of the principles of regulation in the human body.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Biology: The Nervous System Post Test

For Students 9th - 10th
A five-question multiple-choice quiz assessing the topic of the central nervous system of the human body.
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McGraw Hill

Glencoe: Biology:the Nervous System Pretest

For Students 9th - 10th
This quick five question pretest will allow students to assess their knowledge of the human central nervous system.
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PPT
Sumanas

Sumanas Inc: Discovery Biology: Reflex Arc

For Students 9th - 10th
Why do you pull your hand away from a hot stove? Use this tutorial to enhance your understanding of reflex arcs.
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Spontaneous Brain Activity Keeps You Alive

For Students 9th - 10th
Nathan S. Jacobs takes us inside the always active, surprisingly spontaneous brain. [5:18]
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Other

Tiem: Synapse Transmission

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of the process of transmission across the synapse in nerve cells.
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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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McGraw Hill

Glencoe Biology: Organization of the Nervous System: Self Check Quiz

For Students 9th - 10th
This self-checking, five question quiz over the central nervous system can be used as a review of the concept.
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Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Neurotransmitter Role Play Description

For Students 9th - 10th
A description of cellular communication involving neurotransmitters.
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Activity
Read Works

Read Works: What's Inside

For Teachers 5th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] An informational text about the brain and its basic parts. A question sheet is available to help students build skills in reading comprehension.
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Activity
Sophia Learning

Sophia: Animals: Human Nervous System

For Students 6th - 8th
A slide show presentation introducing the facts about the human nervous system.
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OpenStax

Open Stax: Nervous Tissue Mediates Perception and Response

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn here all about nervous tissue, a tissue that is excitable and capable of sending and receiving electrochemical signals that provide the body with information.
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Website
Other

Neurociencias Para Ninos / Neuroscience for Kids

For Students 9th - 10th
Learn about the brain and brain science using this Spanish version of the excellent Neuroscience for Kids site. Translation of the site is a work in progress. Portions are in Spanish but links for many pages still lead to the English...
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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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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Neurodegeneration and Genome Mutations

For Students 9th - 10th
Read the passage and study the graphics to complete the five-question quiz that follows.
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Khan Academy

Khan Academy: Could Complete Darkness Be the Cure for Amblyopia?

For Students 9th - 10th
Read a passage about using darkness to cure Amblyopia (Lazy Eye) and answer the follow-up questions.
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Graphic
Curated OER

Spinal Cord Neuron Relationships

For Students 9th - 10th
Class notes on The Nervous System - Spinal Cord and Peripheral Nerves.

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