The sympathetic nervous system's job is to prepare the body in situations that threaten your survival. Video 14 in a series of 47 about the body specifically focuses on the sympathetic nervous system and stress. The narrator explains how stress signals are received, transmitted, and affect the body. 

Concepts

stressors, hormones, neurons, synapse

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Shows some terms, quotes, and definitions; pause the video in these moments to allow classes to take notes, ask questions, and facilitate discussion

Classroom Considerations

• Video covers a fair amount of vocabulary quickly; turn on closed captioning to help learners follow and understand the concepts
• Assumes pupils have a good foundation of knowledge about the nervous system

• This video is hosted on YouTube

Pros

• Video contains closed captioning in four different languages
• A table of contents can direct teachers to sections they may want to re-play

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.9-10.4