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Neuroscience Concepts & Activities by Grade Level: Middle School, Grades 7 - 8

The scaffolding of these concepts does not follow any particular published set of standards. They come from Dr. Janet Dubinsky's experience in the BrainU, Brain Awareness Week, and Brain Bee programs. Some text taken from the Neuroscience Core Concepts, Society for Neuroscience www.brainfacts.org/About-Neuroscience/Core-Concepts.

Neuroscience Concepts & Activities by Grade Level: Upper Elementary, Grades 4 - 6

The scaffolding of these concepts does not follow any particular published set of standards. They come from Dr. Janet Dubinsky's experience in the BrainU, Brain Awareness Week, and Brain Bee programs. Some text taken from the Neuroscience Core Concepts, Society for Neuroscience www.brainfacts.org/About-Neuroscience/Core-Concepts.

C. elegans and Alcohol

Students design, conduct, and analyze a controlled experiment testing the effects of alcohol on the roundworm C. elegans.

Manduca sexta Wax Model

Students construct a wax model of the nervous system of the caterpillar, Manduca sexta.

Altered Reality

Students investigate visual-motor learning by tossing beanbags at a target while wearing prism goggles.

Balance: The Ears Have It

Spinning a student around in a chair demonstrates how the vestibular system senses different types of circular motion.

Connect the Neurons!

Students model the chemical communication between neurons.

Virtual Neurons

Students use the Virtual Neurons software to construct neural circuits and visualize how messages travel through the circuits.

Whose Choice Is It Anyway?

Students discuss the ethics of neuromarketing.

Chemotaxis using C.elegans

Students in grades 5-8 design, conduct, and analyze a controlled experiment testing the taste and/or smell preferences of the roundworm C. elegans.