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Fun With Plants Brain Teaser-Find the Flower

For Students 2nd - 4th
In this plant brain teaser worksheet, students fill in blanks in sentences; the answers give a clue about a type of flower students name, 5 total.
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Memory and Learning

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students identify parts of the brain and what each part does. For this brain anatomy lesson, students participate in activities that focus on the job of each part of the brain co connect the task to the brain section. Students make a...
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Opening Our Minds

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Students discover the function of the brain. For this biology lesson, students participate in several experiments to demonstrate what part of the brain controls their movements. An example of an experiment is drawing with their dominant...
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Food for Thought

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders explore the brain and what is needs. In this biology lesson plan, 5th graders will work on a series of activities that will allow them to learn about the brain, its parts, and the best foods to eat for their brain.
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The Science of Addition

For Teachers 7th - 10th
Students examine the science of drug addition. In this health related lesson, students take a pre-assessment about drug addiction, then read and discuss an article about how some drugs affect the brain to cause addition. They will...
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Odor Order

For Students 4th - 6th
In this ordering an odor from the air to the brain learning exercise, students read a passage, number sentences about how odor travels from the air to the brain in sequence, and write a paragraph comparing two items that smell good and...
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Coded Message Game

For Students 4th - 6th
In this coded message worksheet, students use the two-digit numbers and letters of the alphabet code to decipher a quote about the brain from Santiago Ramon y Cajal. Students decode eighteen words.
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Brain Drain

For Teachers 9th - 10th
In this brain drain worksheet, students create a product name for a new product on the market, identify why the product is special and decide the target audience. Students then design a magazine, radio, or TV. advert for their product....
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Brain Drain Signals Trouble at Technology Companies

For Teachers 9th - 12th
High schoolers explore the concept of turnover. In this turnover lesson, students read an article about executives leaving their business. High schoolers discuss the benefits of turnover. Students create their own business and list the...
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Scatter Brain

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Examine a coordinated geometry grid to decode the hidden message. Pupils write a coded message to their parents using letter coordinates from the grid.
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Brain Break: Vocabulary and Context Clues

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Young scholars utilize various sources to build and refine their vocabulary skills. They work together to solve a crypto-quote and daily puzzle from the newspaper.
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Fuel the Brain

Brain Boosters - Add Ten on a Number Line

For Students 2nd
Encourage learners to use pictures, numbers, or words to solve two-word problems in which they count by 10's using a number line. They tell the total number of items the child has in each problem by starting at a given number and adding...
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Daily Lesson Plan for a Struggling Reader

For Teachers K - 8th
Strategy-based programs that are executed with consistency are the best for achieving growth in any learner with a learning disability. Here is a seven-step lesson plan that is highly structured and is intended to help learners with...
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What Is a Neuron?

For Teachers 6th - 12th Standards
Your class won't get on your nerves while doing this modeling activity! After teaching the structure and function of a neuron using the included diagrams, give individuals some clay and chenille stems so that they can make their own...
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Drugs, Risks and the Nervous System

For Teachers 6th - 12th
In cooperative groups, middle schoolers contemplate the probability of 18 different situations occurring. After they make predictions, they compare them to the actual risk factors. This eye-opening exercise demonstrates that the odds of...
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The Mozart Effect

For Teachers 6th - 9th
Music has been said to effect short term memory. Learners test out this hypothesis, graphing how knowledge retention in a biology classroom changes when music is played in the background. In the end, a better appreciation of the dynamics...
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Brain Teaser - Mail

For Students 6th - 10th
In this logic worksheet, students solve a word problem using logic about sending a letter without the mailman opening the box. Students complete 1 problem.
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Bird Brained?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify general abilities that indicate animal cognitive intelligence. In this biology lesson plan, students create an intelligence testing challenge for ravens. They compare its ability to that of a crow.
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THE LAUGHING BRAIN 2: A GOOD LAUGH

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students explore various theories about laughter, laughter's effects on our mental health, and the benefits of laughter to our immune system.
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Puzzles And Brain Teasers-- Rewriting a Poem

For Students 5th - 6th
In this writing worksheet, students read a poem that seems absurd because the lines are not written with proper punctuation or verse spacing. Students rewrite the poem so it makes sense, changing only the punctuation and format on the page.
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Words That Rhyme-- Brain Teasers

For Students 5th - 6th
In this rhyming word puzzles worksheet, learners read 12 clues and find two words that rhyme that have the same meaning. Example: kitty cap= cat hat.
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The Nine Digits Problem

For Students 9th - 12th
In this problem solving worksheet, students find the solution to 2 brain teasers.  Students have two addition problems that they must replace 9 letters with the correct digits 1-9.
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Brain Teasers

For Students 5th - 6th
In this word puzzle worksheet, students answer 7 clues with 3 letter words. Students also answer the clues to six geographic features.
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What Does Your "Homunculus" Look Like?

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students investigate the density of touch receptors in various parts of the body. They discover how the body senses various stimuli, then maps a picture of the "homunculus" of the experimental subject.