You Have Nerve!

Students investigate the nervous system.  In this anatomy lesson, students identify and define vocabulary related to the nervous system. Students role play the parts of a nervous system and perform an experiment measuring and...

In this body parts learning exercise, students match words to definitions, categorize organs into systems, name functions of organs, and more. Students complete 5 activities.

Article reports on recent mission by a private space company to beam messages to Mars from Earth. Includes video.

Investigate the nervous system of an earthworm! Your class gets into pairs to test, record, and draw conclusions about the reaction earthworms have to different stimuli (sound, light, and smell).

Fourth graders practice reading in the content areas (science) in order to explore the interdependence of the body systems. They answer written questions after reading.

Beauty is only skin deep, but knowledge goes deeper with this brief presentation! Three of the five slides are photos of a hand touching an object, one is a colorful graphic display of the epidermis and dermis, while another may be an...

Article reports on how electric eels use bursts of electricity to control the movements of their prey. Includes a list of key vocabulary and a video.

As if sniffles and clogged sinuses are bad enough, everything seems to taste bland and flavorless when we are sick. Gather up a few volunteers, hit the kitchen, and try this experiment to find out if there is really truth to the idea...

Students work in small groups to research information about planets in the solar system. They create picture postcards from space, drawing images they imagine they would see while traveling to a planet. They then write personal messages...

In this online interactive nervous system worksheet, students respond to 11 multiple choice and fill in the blank questions regarding the information included in the provided paragraphs.