Nervous System

The highlight of this series is activitiy #4. Anatomy pupils examine slides of three unknown cells. With the function of the nervous system in mind, they consider the structure of each and try to guess which one is part of that system....

In cooperative groups, middle schoolers contemplate the probability of 18 different situations occurring. After they make predictions, they compare them to the actual risk factors. This eye-opening exercise demonstrates that the odds of...

In this nervous system learning exercise, students answer a series of questions about the nervous system and the effects of drugs on it. Students define four divisions of the nervous system, including the central, peripheral, somatic,...

In this nervous system instructional activity, students read information about how the body receives and sends out information through the peripheral nervous system and central nervous system. Then students complete 3 short answer...

Are you nervous about teaching the nervous system to your beginning biologists? Worry no more! This PowerPoint provides a note-taking guide and diagrams of the neuron and the brain. Viewers will walk away with a clear understanding of...

Get your class thinking with animations of neurons in action and explanations of how stimuli is transported and processed. This film makes an ideal introduction or review of the nervous system. The parts of the brain and what they...

Seventh graders create a brace map on the parts and functions of the nervous system. For this life science lesson, 7th graders explore different stations to study about the nervous system. They explain how this system works with other...

Students discover the major organs in the nervous system, their functions and how they perform in relation to the remainder of the human body. Students work in groups at various learning stations: control muscles and tissue, control...

Students determine the speed of nervous transmission in an integrated nervous system. Students understand the differences between signal transmission in a single neuron and in a nervous system. Students create a little group rapport.

In this nervous system quiz worksheet, learners complete an on-line game, clicking on questions and matching answer cards and scoring 1 point per correct answer. Printable version available also.