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Building a Clay Neuron

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Students investigate and then build neurons in this lesson. They are examined as key parts of the brain and nervous system and seen as different from normal cells.

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the cortex, the brain, axons, dendrites, the nucleus

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axon, cortex, dendrite, nucleus, soma, transmitter, science
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Grade
6th - 8th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Lesson Plans
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For Teacher Use
Duration
1 hr
Instructional Strategy
Project-Based Learning

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