Curated OER
Simple Harmonic Motion
Students study harmonic motion and its oscillation. For this simple harmonic motion lesson students demonstrate a series of regular oscillations and explain the theory behind the experiment.
OpenStax
Open Stax: Anatomy & Physiology: The Action Potential
Students will learn the components of the membrane that establish the resting membrane potential, and find out the changes that occur to the membrane that result in the action potential.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Action Potential Velocity
Brain cells called neurons send information and instructions throughout the brain and body. The information is sent via electro-chemical signals known as action potentials that travel down the length of the neuron. These neurons are then...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Neuron Action Potentials: The Creation of a Brain Signal
Explains how neurons work during the formation and transmission of brain signals.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Q&a: Neuron Depolarization, Hyperpolarization, & Action Potentials
Khan Academy answers a question about hyperpolarization and depolarization with a written explanation and links to helpful videos.
Sophia Learning
Sophia: Membrane Potential and Action Potential
This lesson will describe how the differences in concentrations of ions across a plasma membrane set the stage for a nerve impulse.
TeachEngineering
Teach Engineering: The Strongest Pump of All
In this lesson the students will learn how the heart functions. Students will be introduced to the concept of action potential generation. The lesson will explain how action potential generation causes the electrical current that causes...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Axons: Physics and Chemistry at Work in the Body
Quiz yourself with questions about action potentials and myelin sheaths.
Frontiers Media
Frontiers: Brain Machine Interfaces: Your Brain in Action
Brain-machine interfaces (BMI), or brain-computer interfaces (BCI), is an exciting multidisciplinary field that has grown tremendously during the last decade. In a nutshell, BMI is about transforming thought into action and sensation...
University of Colorado
University of Colorado: Ph Et Interactive Simulations: Masses & Springs
Hang various mass weights on spring scales while you adjust the spring stiffness and damping in this online activity. Slow down the action, take it to another planet, or watch the amount of potential, thermal, and kinetic energy.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Nanotechnology: It's a Small, Small, Small World
Discover the potential that nanotechnology has for manufacturing. Find out how nanotechnology may affect medicine and even the military.
Creative Science Centre
Creative Science Centre: Demonstrating the Amplifying Action of a Transistor
A simple demonstration is described which shows how a transistor works. By including the audience into the actual circuit and by lighting LED's it shows the potential of the simple transistor amplifier. The extension to two transistors -...
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: The Future of Marine Fish Resources
An article and supporting resources address the potential of fish populations significantly decreasing with overfishing, careless fishing, and pollution from nautical vessels and runoffs.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Designer Babies: Ethical Considerations
As biotechnology could evolve to the point where parents to be are presented with the potential to select the genes of their offspringGM. What ethical considerations arise with this new science? Delve into this article to explore the topic.
American Institute of Biological Sciences
Action Bioscience: Animal Cloning, Old Mac Donald's Farm Changed
An in-depth look into the potential benefits to animal cloning. This process could provide us with food designed to help fight disease, protect endangered species, enhance livestock, and create opportunity for biomedical research.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Actions at Plate Boundaries
This lesson will allow the learners to understand the cause and effects of plates interactions. The students will learn that plate boundaries function as a release for much of the Earth's potential energy. The learners will be able to...
Other
Positive Choices: Decision Making and Problem Solving: Class Activity
The aim of this activity is to teach students the steps involved in effective decision-making/problem-solving. This skill is a useful skill for students to learn, as it will assist students to consider all the options that are available...
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Nerve Impulses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] In this online tutorial students will explain how nerve impulses are transmitted.
Estrella Mountain Community College
Estrella Mountain Community College: The Nervous System
This online biology book chapter offers definitions and descriptions of the nervous system's components.
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Outside Games
Learn about how the synapse works in the nervous system. Then play common games that demonstrate many functions of the nervous system. Find definitions of the vocabulary necessary to understand how the nervous system works.
University of Washington
University of Washington: Modeling the Nervous System: Making a Neuron
Use this site for lots of different ideas on how to make a model of a neuron.
MadSci Network
The Mad Scientist Network: Bouncing Rubber Ball
A question and answer format is used to relate elastic potential energy to the bounce of a rubber ball. Explanation of this simple phenomenon is thorough, complete, and free of trite statements.
CK-12 Foundation
Ck 12: Biology: Nerve Impulses
[Free Registration/Login may be required to access all resource tools.] Discusses how nerve impulses are transmitted.
University of Washington
Neuroscience for Kids: Worksheets
This university site contains lessons, games and worksheets that are ready to print out.