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University of Washington

University of Washington: Music and Memory and Intelligence

For Students 9th - 10th
Good discussion of the conflicting findings on the "Mozart Effect". Also a good, easy-to-understand site about music's affect on the brain.
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Frontiers Media

Frontiers:the Brain and Language: How Our Brains Communicate

For Students 9th - 10th
An article about how the brain responds when listening and speaking.
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National Council of Teachers of Mathematics

The Math Forum: Beat the Calculator!

For Students 3rd - 8th
Find more than 500 "mental calculation tricks" that will help you square numbers, add, multiply divide, subtract, and find percentages. A great resource for advance math students, gifted children, and teachers wanting to find ideas for...
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Tail Wagging and Brain Lateralization

For Students 9th - 10th
The left brain is supposed to be better at language, and organizing sequential actions, the right brain is supposed to be better at visualizing orientations in space, making and listening to music, and deciphering the emotions of others....
Website
Other

Improve Your Brain: Music Makes You Smarter Research

For Students 9th - 10th
This research site contains loads of information in either text of link form. You can research the brain and music, how they relate to each other and the affects that it causes. The list of possibilites is endless, just click and enjoy.
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Other

The Second Principle: Brain Based Education: An Overview

For Teachers Pre-K - 1st
This resource provides historical information, core principles, implications and suggestions, 12 design principles, and suggestions to utilize both music and art.
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Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Stay Afloat Guess the Word Game

For Students 9th - 10th
This hangman-style game lets students pick topics such as Harry Potter, science, geography, history, music, and sports stars. For each incorrect letter choice, an object is loaded into the boat; students must guess the word before all of...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: How Playing an Instrument Benefits Your Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
When you listen to music, multiple areas of your brain become engaged and active. But when you actually play an instrument, that activity becomes more like a full-body brain workout. What's going on? Anita Collins explains the fireworks...
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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Can You Solve the Prisoner Boxes Riddle?

For Students 9th - 10th
Your favorite band is great at playing music but not so great at being organized. They keep misplacing their instrucments on tour.
Interactive
Fun Brain

Fun Brain: Piano Player

For Students 3rd - 5th
Interactive game where musical notes are shown on a scale and you have to choose the piano key that matches the note. Choose from four levels of play, from beginner to virtuoso.
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Braingle

Braingle: Letter Equations Brain Teasers

For Students 9th - 10th
The letter equations at this site test your critical thinking skills as well as your knowledge of facts dealing with a variety of subjects: geography, music, history and more.
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Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Measuring Your Threshold of Hearing

For Students 9th - 10th
How your ears and your brain turn the sound waves out there in the world into the experience of music in your head, remains a mystery to many, but yet we all experience and even enjoy sounds and music. If you're interested in doing a...
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Frontiers Media

Frontier: So You Think You Can't Dance?

For Students 3rd - 8th
Believe it or not, even babies can feel the beat of a rhythm. However, science has documented the first case of a person who could not dance to the beat. His name is Mathieu, and he is an intelligent, talented - even musical - guy with...