Unit Plan
Georgia Department of Education

Ga Virtual Learning: Psychology: Biological Foundations

For Students 9th - 10th
Virtual learning course on human biology and brain function and how it affects our behaviors. Extensive collection of engaging materials, assignments, and activities for review.
Website
Other

National Museum of Health and Medicine: Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections

For Students 9th - 10th
This resource could be used for higher level biology or anatomy classes. There are over 100 different species of mammals represented and each has information about physical characteristics, distribution, and pictures of the brain. There...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Biology: Central Nervous System

For Students 9th - 10th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Covers parts of the central nervous system and their functions.
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Paw Preference in Pets

For Students 4th - 8th
The great majority of people have a distinct hand preference. The goal of this science fair project is to determine whether non-primate mammals (e.g., dogs or cats) have a paw preference, which might indicate lateralization of function...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Diseases of the Nervous System

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] The nervous system controls sensing, feeling, and thinking. It also controls movement and just about every other body function. That's why problems with the nervous...
Online Course
Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Mit: Open Course Ware: Courses: Parkinson's Disease Workshop

For Teachers 9th - 10th
College-level online biology course highlighting Parkinson's disease. Course topics include clinical characteristics, structural neuroimaging, neuropathology, genetics, and cognitive function. Course features include reading suggestions...
Unit Plan
CK-12 Foundation

Ck 12: Life Science: Organization of the Human Body

For Students 6th - 8th
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Cells, like these nerve cells, do not work in isolation. To send orders from your brain to your legs, for example, signals pass through many nerve cells. These cells...