Assessment
EngageNY

End-of-Module Assessment Task - Algebra 1 (Module 4)

For Students 9th - 10th Standards
Critical thinking is an important aspect of mathematics — it's time to put your brain to work! Use this assessment to challenge pupils and test their skills. Concepts assessed include function notation, factoring, completing the square,...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Connections: Exploring Our Brains through the Five Senses

For Teachers 8th - 12th
Students identify structures of the brain, and neurons and analyze their functions.  In this nervous system lesson students create drawings and models of anatomy.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Making Connections: Exploring Our Brains through the Five Senses

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students record observations and create drawings and models of anatomy using their five senses. They describe the structures of a neuron and analyze each of their functions. They compare and contrast the typical structural features of a...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Relating Structure to Function in Cells

For Teachers 12th
Twelfth graders investigate specialized structures in both plants and animals. They relate structure to function, as they determine why the specialization is necessary and useful to the living organisms involved. They use microscopes...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's All in Your Mind

For Teachers 2nd - 4th
Students examine the brain. In this anatomy instructional activity, students engage in 2 activities that allow them to explore how to protect and optimize their brain health.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

It's All in Your Mind

For Teachers 7th - 8th
Students study the characteristics that an elderly person may develop in their life.  In this brain changes activity students evaluate activity status to determine if changes need to be made to promote a healthy brain later in...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Anatomy of the Brain

For Teachers 5th - 9th
Students explore the brain. In this science lesson, students view a diagram of the brain and discuss the various regions of the brain. Students discuss the importance of protecting the brain and design a protective covering.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Brain and Nervous System

For Teachers 3rd
Third graders study the physical characteristics of the brain and identify its parts through this series of lessons.
Activity
Howard Hughes Medical Institute

Classroom Activities: Mirror-Tracing Activity

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What does it take to train your brain? Learners explore the question as they experiment with their own memory and motor skills. They attempt to trace an object using a mirror and then score their results over several trials. They then...
Worksheet
Curated OER

AP: Chapter 48: Nervous System

For Students 9th - 12th
Human anatomy enthusiasts trace neurological pahtways in word and on a diagram, describe action potential of a nerve impulse, and identify the organs in the nervous system. Provide this to your biology class as a review before...
Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

Bead Neuron

For Teachers 5th - 12th
What do you call a skull without neurons? A no-brainer! A hands-on activity asks scholars to build a model of a neuron using beads. They use their models to study the parts of the neuron and their functions.
Lesson Plan
University of Minnesota

WebQuest: Structure of the Nervous System

For Teachers 9th - 12th
What could be more natural than learning about learning? Scholars research the central nervous systems and the learning process through a well-designed WebQuest. They study the structure as well as discover the functions of those...
Unit Plan
Southwest Educational Development Laboratory

The Human Body

For Teachers 1st
Nothing is more relevant than the study of the human body. A series of 10 human body lessons begins with growth, ends with reproduction, and hits all the major systems in between. Each lesson provides opening and closing activities as...
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

OUtside Influence

For Teachers 9th - 12th
Students identify factors that are important for brain functioning of learning. They observe the impact of interaction in mice. They also create their own experiment dealing with the mice. They analyze and share their results.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Treatment Works!

For Teachers 4th - 6th
Learners consider the goals of a treatment plan for persons who have had the way they think, feel, or behave changed because of mental illness. PET images are utilized to support the evidence of changes in the activity and functioning of...
Worksheet
Curated OER

Brain Cells

For Students 6th - 7th
In this brain cells worksheet, students learn about neurons. Students read about the different types of neurons and their life span. Students also study the neuron diagram and glial cells.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Lesson Plan Two: Sense of Sight and The Eye

For Teachers 1st - 2nd
Students label and describe functions of main parts of the eye, and explore the eye by using the eye model.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Sensory Competition

For Teachers 2nd - 5th
Students explore examining something through one sense but experience competing input with another. The lesson also shows the plasticity of the brain and other cognitive functions.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Nerve Racking

For Teachers 5th
Fifth graders study the components and function of the nervous system. They investigate how engineers design biomedical equipment to assist the nervous system and explain how the five senses are affected during spaceflight.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

Artists are...In their Right Minds

For Teachers 4th - 8th
Students complete experiments to aid in the understanding of the separate functions fo the left and right hemispheres of the brain. Students complete a drawing based on a verbal description.
Lesson Plan
Curated OER

How We See

For Teachers 7th - 12th
Students study how images they see are transmitted to the brain.  In this sight instructional activity students complete several activities that have to do with visual pathways and field defects. 
Worksheet
Curated OER

The Nervous System

For Students 9th
In this nervous system worksheet, 9th graders define each term listed and then label the figure shown pertaining to the nervous system. Then they name three types of neurons and describe the function of each type.
Worksheet
Curated OER

Human Body Quiz

For Students 6th - 11th
In this human body worksheet, students complete short answer questions about the organs in the body and their functions. Students complete 20 questions.
Organizer
Curated OER

Sheep Brain Lab

For Students 10th - 11th
For this sheep brain lab, students identify the internal and external anatomy of a sheep's brain. Students complete several tables describing the function of given structures. Students also label the brain with 5 chosen structures.

Other popular searches