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Spinal Cord Lesson Plans
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Students explore the Spinal Cord Injury Resource Center's website for more information about spinal cord injuries. They participate in a spinal cord tutorial to answer their questions. They also analyze cases in which pets are paralyzed.
Students examine how the spinal cord is protected by the vertebrae and how the spine bends by experimenting with licorice and cereal.
Students perform a transection of a redworm. They discuss spinal cord injuries in humans. Students compare the ability of the redworm to regenerate the ventral nerve cord with the inability of humans to repair damage to the dorsal nerve cord.
Young scholars learn about the nervous system. In this nervous system lesson, students learn about the brain, spinal cord, nerves, and the five senses. They also discuss how the nervous system is affected when a human enters space.
Students investigate the nervous system. In this anatomy lesson, students identify and define vocabulary related to the nervous system. Students role play the parts of a nervous system and perform an experiment measuring and comparing their right and left hand reaction time.
Do you need to review animal cell structure? Investigate the ways in which different types of cells interact in a common human reflex. Your students can explore the functions of stem cells, consider various illnesses and assess stem cells potential to aid in cures. This lesson uses resources from a textbook along with research on the internet and index cards (not included) as a source of information.
Students measure irregularly shaped bones, once using a variety of measurement methods and tools, and then again using standard conventions and metric tape measures. They explore firsthand that standardizing data collection makes observations more precise and repeatable.
Students read about the medical history of various children. In this health care activity series, students analyze their medical condition and research a possible treatment plan. They outline their findings and discuss them in class.
Students explore the various positions in the debate on stem cell research and then discuss these perspectives before formulating their own positions.
This activity will help students examine their preconceptions and assumptions about racial categories and understand the impossibility of constructing a consistent system of human racial classification.
