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\nHow Playing Sports Benefits Your Body ... and Your Brain\n

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\nExercising is undeniably beneficial for our brains and bodies. But how do these benefits compare to the participation and joining of a sports team? Watch an educational video to discover the psychological and health benefits of...\n
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\nBrain-Controlled Robotic Arms: Cloze activity with Article\n

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\nFascinating content about current medical research on brain-controlled prosthetics comes in cloze activity form with a link to the original article. Useful for listening and reading comprehension skills development, and for any science...\n
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\nBrain Tutor 3D\n

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\nThe human brain is staggeringly complex, and its structure can seem impossible to grasp. This user-friendly app allows for exploration of the brain's anatomy, providing nomenclature, 3-D mapping, and functions. \n
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\nYour Brain is More Than a Bag of Chemicals\n

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\nIn a 15-minute lecture, a neurobiologist expounds upon the function of the human brain. So many of the pharmaceuticals prescribed for psychiatric disorders have unacceptable side effects. He shares current research that holds hope for...\n
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\nHow Optical Illusions Trick Your Brain\n

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\nWhat have our eyes and brains evolved to see? Discover the way our photo receptors and brains assemble visual information into the three-dimensional world we see around us.\n
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\nMeta-Study: Political Brains\n

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\nAre there differences in the brains of liberals and conservatives? That is the question young political scientists are challenged to answer. Class members examine studies, consider how the results are presented, and how the studies were...\n
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\nIs Marijuana Bad for Your Brain?\n

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\nWith many states legalizing marijuana for medical and recreational use, more research can be done into how the body responds to and processes the drug. Find out what is now known about how marijuana affects the brain through a short video.\n
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\nUnit 4: The Brain\n

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\nDrugs interact with the brain to alter moods, emotions, and behaviors by changing the brain's chemistry, perceptions, and interactions. The final lesson in the Pharmacology unit shows scholars experiments, has them complete four labs,...\n
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\nPhineas Gage: The Teenage Brain and Connections: Free Choice Activity\n

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\nDuring this instructional activity, which is all about making connections, learners watch a documentary about the teenage brain and connect it to Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science, their own lives, and the world.\n
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\nStories of Painkiller Addiction: The Brain on Autopilot\n

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\nFor some people, the force of addiction can be as biologically compelling as the drive for food or water. High schoolers watch a video segment about Ryan, a recovering addict, and learn more about how opioids and other drugs can affect...\n
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\nThe Brain’s Inner Workings\n

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\nDo you want to learn about how you learn? Help pupils become the best learners they can be by teaching them how their brain works. The resources available include videos about brain structure and a study guide full of activities that...\n
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\nThe Science of Marijuana—How THC Affects the Brain\n

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\nMarijuana can affect every part of a user's life—starting with the delicate nervous centers of the brain. An informative article and worksheet prompt teenagers to learn more about how the THC found in most forms of marijuana can...\n
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\nThese Fighting Fruit Flies Are Superheroes of Brain Science\n

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\nWhat can fighting fruit flies tell us about our own brains? Junior geneticists explore the common genes of fruit flies and humans and learn how scientists are using the tiny insects to help study depression, anger, and Alzheimer's...\n
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\nWhy Your Brain Is in Your Head\n

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\nThe evolutionary process of the development of brains and their placement in the bodies of animals is the focus of a video that also discusses the genes that control the brain and the protections that developed along with it.\n
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\nCan You Really 'Train' Your Brain?\n

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\nCan video games really reduce your chances of dementia and cognitive decline? Turns out, the majority of the research doesn't support this idea. A video explains why it doesn't work, the studies that have been done, and concludes...\n
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\nThe Brain's Response to Drugs\n

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\nMarijuana affects the brain differently than inhalants, which have a different effect than opioids. Elementary and middle school classes read about these drugs as well as nicotine, methamphetamine, hallucinogens, and steroids before...\n
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\nWhat's in a Brain?\n

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\nBring the brain to life for your students with thought-provoking activities\n
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\nProtecting the Brain Against Concussion\n

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\n\"When kids sustain a concussion, we talk about them getting dinged or getting their bell rung...but what is it that we're really talking about?\" This is a video that every adult and child should watch, as it details the real consequences...\n
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\nThe Busy Brain\n

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\nStudents explore biology by completing a human body worksheet. In this human brain lesson plan, students identify the different anatomy within the brain and the functions those pieces form. Students read an article about signals in the...\n
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\nThe Brain Teaser Five Pack\n

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\nIn this critical thinking worksheet, students explain in their own words the answers to 5 mentally challenging brain teasers asked on the worksheet.\n
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\nMeet Your Master: Getting to Know Your Brain\n

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\nThe focus of Part 4 of this 13-part psychology course series is on different parts of the brain and how these parts are responsible for our behavior and different aspects of our personality. Each part is identified, located on an...\n
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\nClose Reading: Excerpt 3 of “The Digital Revolution and the Adolescent Brain Evolution”\n

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\nIt's time to level up and discover how video games affect the brain. Pupils explore the topic as they continue reading excerpts from an article about adolescent brain development and the digital revolution. Scholars also participate in a...\n
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\nPupils put together their own stroboscopes so that they can observe how cyclically moving images appear to merge into a singular object. This, and several other activities published by the same source, illuminate the way the brain...\n
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\nToward a New Understanding of Mental Illness\n

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\nWe know that as a result of early detection and intervention, we are able to make great strides in treating common diseases; however, this is not yet the case in the realm of mental illness. Explore this query with your class and touch...\n
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