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Nervous System
Are you nervous about teaching the nervous system to your beginning biologists? Worry no more! This PowerPoint provides a note-taking guide and diagrams of the neuron and the brain. Viewers will walk away with a clear understanding of...
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Nervous System Introductory Worksheet
In this nervous system activity, students answer thirty short answer questions about the structures and functions of the nervous system and its subsystems.
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Sympathetic Division of the Autonomic Nervous System
In this anatomy worksheet, students label the autonomic nervous system. Students focus on the sympathetic division of the system. The locations along the spine are linked with pictures of the organs.
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Monitoring the Body's Reaction to Stress
When stressed, do you prefer the fight or flight response? Scholars observe, measure, and identify the body's response to stress using a well-researched methodology. They learn about the autonomic nervous system, hormones, and more.
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Review for Strand 2A Test: Nervous System
Three pages containing 51 true and false questions make up this nervous system review. The major topics listed at the top of the test mention a film strip and a laboratory activity, but the questions appear to be answerable without...
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Don't Be Nervous
In this health worksheet, students match the terms for the nervous system with the definitions and the answers are found by clicking the button at the bottom of the page.
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Neuroscience for Kids
In this neuroscience worksheet, students explore the Neuroscience for Kids website and then complete the questions. Students compare axons and dendrites, the central, peripheral, and autonomic nervous system, and the different lobes of...
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The Effect of Math Anxiety on Cardiovascular Homeostasis
Using a pulse monitor, learners will measure a resting pulse, take a math test, and then measure the pulse again. They analyze the change in pulse and compare it to performance on the test. This multi-purpose lesson can be used in a...
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Basic Animal Behavior in Domesticated Animals
Young scholars investigate animal behavior, examining the nervous system and the physiology of the brain and the fight or flight response. They simulate animal behaviors and discuss the difference between an instinct and a behavior.
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Orienteering: Welcome to the Jungle
Students work together in groups to complete a treasure hunt. Using the school grounds, they search for pictures and stuffed animals of different species. They use a GPS to locate them and record which habitat they live. They calculate...
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PhysioEx: Frog Cardiovascular Physiology
In this science worksheet, students are guided through a computer simulation of a frog dissection in which the heart is kept beating. Students test each of seven solutions by introducing it into the simulated heart. Students collect...
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Biochemistry, Secretion, and Transport of Hormones
In this biology worksheet, students look at various steps involved in the biochemistry involved in the use of hormones on the human body.
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The Effect of Math Anxiety on Cardiovascular Homeostasis
Students examine the effect stress due to test anxiety may have on the heart. As part of the experiment, students hypothesize, collect data, graph data, analyze data and formulate an understanding of their personal level of stress and...
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Stress, Coping and Health
In this psychology worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on possible reasons for stress and how to cope with it.
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Emotion
In this psychology worksheet, students complete 5 short answer questions on neural pathways of emotion. They explain what aspect of emotion is similar across all cultures.