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How Spontaneous Brain Activity Keeps You Alive Instructional VideoHow Spontaneous Brain Activity Keeps You Alive Instructional Video
Publisher
TED-Ed
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Grade
7th - 12th
Subjects
Science
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Resource Type
Instructional Videos
Media Length
5:18
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Duration
45 mins
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Direct Instruction
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Year
2015
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How Spontaneous Brain Activity Keeps You Alive

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We all know that the brain is responsible for our thoughts, actions, memories, and emotions, but it's far busier than we can possibly imagine. Watch this short video as it explores how life as we know it is made possible through constantly occurring spontaneous brain activity.

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CCSS: Adaptable

Concepts

the brain, neurons, the central nervous system, retina, sleep, the hypothalamus, the cortex, the cerebral cortex, Psychology

Additional Tags

science

Instructional Ideas

  • Enhance a biology or psychology unit on the brain with this video
  • Use this resource as a homework assignment in your flipped classroom

Pros

  • Engaging animations visually support the concepts presented in the video
  • Includes a brief assessment with five multiple choice and three free response questions
  • Teachers have the ability to design their own customized lessons based on the video

Cons

  • None

Common Core

SL.7.2 SL.8.2 SL.9-10.2 SL.11-12.2 RST.6-8.9 RST.9-10.9 RST.11-12.9

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