NBC
Live Science: Your Brain Remembers What You Forget
The brain functions in ways that many researchers often fail to understand. This particular article reveals recent discoveries regarding research conducted on memory. An interactive feature is also posted on this site. Information is...
My Science Site
Life Systems: Cells, Tissues, Organs
Extensive site for teachers provides some helpful resources that pertain to plant and animal cells. Includes a microscope diagram as well as plant, animal and pond labs. Also contains links to structures and mechanisms, matter and...
National Institutes of Health
Nih Curriculum Supplement for Middle School: The Brain: Our Sense of Self
Through scientific inquiry this module introduces many concepts about the brain, its functions, and its importance in the sense of self. Included are a teacher's guide, interactive student web activities, and resources.
Frontiers Media
Frontiers: Building the Roads in the City of Your Brain
"Are you ready to go into the spaceship? Remember to stay very still!" This is what you hear before the bed you are lying down on starts to slide into a long, tube shaped machine. You can almost imagine that it really is a spaceship, and...
PBS
Pbs Teachers: Changing Your Mind: Increasing Brainpower
Investigate the brain and it's connections - the number of possible routes along which a brain message might travel - by solving and creating geometric progressions. Conduct an experiment to learn about stimulus and response.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Nerve Impulses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how nerve impulses are transmitted.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Membrane Potential and Action Potential
This lesson will describe how the differences in concentrations of ions across a plasma membrane set the stage for a nerve impulse.
Harvard University
Harvard Medicine: The Whole Brain
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.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: A Virus Which Affects Mouse Muscles
Prepare for the MCAT by reading this passage and answering questions based on the given table about how different viral doses affect behavioral or electrical abnormalities in mice.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.43 Peripheral Nervous System
Understand the structure and function of the peripheral nervous system in the human body.
American Museum of Natural History
American Museum of Natural History: Draw Your Nervous System
Explore your nerves by creating a life-sized drawing.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Life Science: 11.52 Taste and Smell
Understand the human senses of taste and smell.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Activity: Learning and Our Brains
Students will reflect on the following question and record their responses - How would learning a new skill make your life better or more interesting?
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids Other Translations
Translations of Neuroscience for Kids, an excellent site on the brain and brain science by neuroscientists at the University of Washington. Includes Chinese (Mandarin and Cantonese), Portuguese, Italian, Slovene, and Korean. Translations...
University of Texas at Austin
University of Texas: Other Neurotransmitters Compared to Dopamine
Site provides the main function of the neurotransmitters serotonin, norepinephrine, acetylcholine, and glutamate.
Scientific American
Scientific American: Ecstasy May Cause More Brain Damage
This article, published by Scientific American (September 27, 2002), explores new evidence which suggests the party drug ecstasy may cause more widespread brain damage than previously thought.
That Quiz
That Quiz: Practice Test: Biology Cells
Take this practice quiz to test your knowledge of cells. See how fast you can name the parts of the six different cells. By changing the level, it is appropriate for students of all grades.
BioMan Biology
Bio Man Biology: Body Systems (Physiology) Quizzes: Nervous System Quiz #1
A multiple-choice quiz on the nervous system.
Other
Wayne Stewart/social Insects
Discussion of insects that show awareness of others of their own species although their behavior is highly regimented and instinctive.
US National Library of Medicine
Medline Plus: Parkinson's Disease
From MedlinePlus, a video tutorial featuring information on Parkinson's Disease with accompanying text. Includes closed captioning option. [0:24]
Curated OER
University of Wash: Hows, Whats and Whos of Neuroscience
Concise and quick answers to questions about neuroscience and neuroscientists.
Curated OER
Neurotransmitters and Neuroactive Peptides
Very good introduction to the role that these chemicals play in the nervous system.
Curated OER
Neurotransmitters and Neuroactive Peptides
Very good introduction to the role that these chemicals play in the nervous system.