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TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: Diagnosing a Zombie: Brain and Behavior

For Students 9th - 10th
Video explores diagnosing a zombie by relating its symptoms to various human brain and behavior disorders. [3:44] Includes a brief quiz and a list of additional resources to explore.
Website
Ducksters

Ducksters: Science for Kids: The Human Brain

For Students 1st - 9th
Kids learn more about the science of the human brain, the central unit that controls our body.
Article
Other

Cancer Research Uk: The Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
General information about the brain is provided, which includes straightforward diagrams and explanations of how the brain works, parts of the brain, and brain tumors. Links are available to delve deeper into these topics and more.
Lesson Plan
TeachEngineering

Teach Engineering: Brain Is a Computer

For Teachers 5th - 8th
Students learn about the similarities between the human brain and its engineering counterpart, the computer. Since students work with computers routinely, this comparison strengthens their understanding of both how the brain works and...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: The Brains Behind 'Where's Waldo?'

For Students 9th - 10th
What makes you notice someone in a crowd? Why do some things stand out, while others melt into the background? In this experiment you can investigate the psychology of how things get noticed, by studying how our brains perform a visual...
Activity
Science Buddies

Science Buddies: Multitasking: Brain Drain or Boost in Efficiency?

For Students 9th - 10th
Think it's a good idea to plug into iTunes, surf the Web, or watch TV while doing homework or trying to read? Many people do it and claim that jumping from one activity to another keeps their attention level up and even gives their brain...
Article
Other

How Many Bytes in Human Memory?

For Students 9th - 10th
Most will use the computer as a metaphor for the human brain. But how close can a computer come to what we can do? This is an article that addresses that very question.
Interactive
Soft Schools

Soft Schools: Brain Cross Section Game

For Students 3rd - 8th
An interactive labeling exercise helps students practice naming parts of the human brain.
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Other

Brain Connection: Your Brain Health Headquarters

For Students 9th - 10th
A newsletter all about the brain including current research, anatomy and function of the brain, games, quizzes, and more. Animations and pictures make the site appealing to kids, and depth of content make it useful to parents and...
Activity
Other

Dana Sourcebook of Brain Science: It's Mindboggling!

For Students 9th - 10th
Look through this online pamphlet to find brain exercises as well as explanations of how the brain works. Very complete and fun to read.
Unit Plan
TED Talks

Ted: Ted Ed: What Are Mini Brains?

For Students 9th - 10th
Shielded by our thick skulls and swaddled in layers of protective tissue, the human brain is extremely difficult to observe in action. Madeline Lancaster shares how to make a brain in a lab.
Article
The Guardian

Guardian: Male Brain Versus Female Brain: How Do They Differ?

For Students 9th - 10th
The author of the book, 50 Human Brain Ideas You Really Need to Know, discusses what we know about the differences between the brains of males and females, and some of the theories and myths.
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Other

Posit Science: The Brain 101

For Students 6th - 8th
Learn about the structure of the human brain with this interactive diagram. Also, find out about neurons, message transmission, and other factors that affect brain function.
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National Geographic Kids

National Geographic Kids: Quiz Whiz: The Brain

For Students 3rd - 8th
Take this interactive, ten-question quiz about the human brain. Read facts about this important organ after each questions is answered, and then get your score.
Activity
Read Works

Read Works: Focus: Understanding How the Brain Works

For Teachers 4th - 6th Standards
[Free Registration/Login Required] This nonfiction piece discusses the human brain. This passage is a stand-alone curricular piece that reinforces essential reading skills and strategies and establishes scaffolding for vocabulary...
Handout
Mayo Clinic

Mayo Clinic: Slide Show: How Your Brain Works

For Students 9th - 10th
Eight slides demonstrate the human brain. Please know that the descriptive narrative is fairly short for each slide subject.
Unit Plan
Smithsonian Institution

National Museum of Natural History: What Does It Mean to Be Human, Human Characteristics

For Students 9th - 10th
Explore walking upright, tools and food, bodies, brains, social life, language and how humans ultimately changed the world. Excellent charts, pictures and videos accompany easy-to-understand text on the earliest humans.
Online Course
Cosmo Learning

Cosmo Learning: The Future of Human Health

For Students 9th - 10th
Series of seven video lectures delivered by Standford University professors on the future and frontiers of human health. Videos vary in length. Comments sections at the bottom of the page.
Lesson Plan
NASA

Nasa: The Brain in Space

For Teachers 9th - 10th
This educators guide shows young scholars how the body's brain, spinal cord and network of nerves control the activities of animals and humans.
Handout
Harvard University

Harvard Medicine: The Whole Brain

For Students 9th - 10th
Detailed color images of the human brain, both normal and with various brain diseases, including Alzheimer's, Huntington's, multiple sclerosis, stroke, and AIDS dementia.
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...
Interactive
National Institutes of Health

National Institutes of Health: The Brain: What's Going on in There?

For Students 9th - 10th
Do you know all the activities your brain controls? This website explores brain images, brain anatomy, and PET procedure to allow students to get a better understanding of the brain. The website contains interactive activities and videos...
Article
Frontiers Media

Frontiers: Brain Projects Think Big

For Students 9th - 10th
When you read these words, hundreds of millions of nerve cells are electrically and chemically active in your brain. This activity enables you to recognize words, sense the world, learn, enjoy and create new things, and be curious about...
PPT
Exploratorium

Exploratorium: Sheep Brain Dissection

For Students 9th - 10th
A very good comparative study of the sheep brain to our brain. Looking for "Memory", or more precisely the location of memory in the brain.

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