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Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

Virtual Neurons

For Teachers 5th - 12th
It's electric! Young anatomists use Virtual Neurons software to build, control, and analyze complex nerve circuits within the body. Colorful and packed with content, class members enjoy interacting with the nervous system at a personal...
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Interactive
PhET

Neuron

For Students 9th - Higher Ed Standards
Neurons send electrical signals throughout a body based on chemical communication. Individuals stimulate a neuron to see the effects. They notice the sodium-potassium channels along with ions, concentrations, and a membrane potential...
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Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

Connect the Neurons!

For Students 5th - 8th
Create a neuron frenzy as your pupils play the part of the neurons. An engaging lesson creates a human chain of neurons that pass cotton balls posing as neurotransmitters. Scholars learn about pre- and post-synapses as they complete the...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Role Playing A Neuronal Transmission

For Teachers 5th - 12th
Young scholars roleplay to review nerve communication and the parts of the neuron. Each student represents a different part of a neuron and as parts become polarized and depolarized they act it out. A surprise occurs at the synaptic...
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Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

Mirroring Emotions

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Do you ever give your class the "teacher look"? Without saying a word, they become silent and engaged (hopefully). How do they know what you're thinking? Explore the concept of nonverbal communication and how it relates to our mirror...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

NEURONS, BRAIN CHEMISTRY, AND NEUROTRANSMISSION

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine the hierarchical organization of the brain, neuron, and synapse; explain the sequence of events involved in communication at the synapse; and that synaptic transmission involves neurotransmitters.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Drugs Change the Way Neurons Communicate

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students examine that certain drugs interfere selectively with neurotransmission, and realize that the effect of a drug is dependent upon dosage and route of administration.
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Teach Engineering

Complex Networks and Graphs

For Students 7th - 10th Standards
Show your class how engineers use graphs to understand large and complex systems. The resource provides the beginnings of graph theory by introducing the class to set theory, graphs, and degree distributions of a graph. 
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Brain Anatomy

For Teachers 10th - 12th
Students explore the brain. In this brain anatomy lesson, students explore the brain, identify the parts and neurons. They identify nerve pathways involved in daily activities.
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Worksheet
Curated OER

The Nervous System from A to Z

For Students 7th - 12th
In this nervous system alphabet book worksheet, students study 26 neuroscience terms as they read the 26 terms and their definitions in the glossary. Some of the terms included are: receptor, unipolar, white matter, axon, hemisphere,...
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Neural Pictionary

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Learners explore the nervous system. They pictorially illustrate terms that deal with the nervous system. Students play a "pictionary" game to review nervous system vocabulary words.
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Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Memory/Physiology Lab Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the nervous system and how physical distractions influence mental performance. They work in pairs as a researcher and subject and memorize a series of words with no distractions. After repeating the list of words,...
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Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Neurons and Neurotransmitters

For Students 9th - 10th
A good description of how the neurotransmitters are involved in cell communication. Very good site.
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Unit Plan
OpenStax

Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: Communication Between Neurons

For Students 9th - 10th
Students explain the differences between the types of graded potentials, and categorize the major neurotransmitters by chemical type and effect.
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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
University of Washington

Neurotransmitters and Neuroactive Peptides

For Students 9th - 10th
Very good introduction to the role that these chemicals play in the nervous system.
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Unit Plan
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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Handout
University of Texas at Austin

University of Texas: Other Neurotransmitters Compared to Dopamine

For Students 9th - 10th
Site provides the main function of the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and glutamate.
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Activity
Nature Research

Nature Education: Scitable: Essentials of Cell Biology

For Teachers 9th - 10th
Explains how cells send and receive signals. Includes a quiz that can be completed after free registration.