Use materials to design a solution to a human problem by mimicking how plants and/or animals use their external parts to help them survive, grow, and meet their... more
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Make observations of plants and animals to compare the diversity of life in different habitats.
Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on the diversity of... more
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Plan and conduct an investigation to describe and classify different kinds of materials by their observable properties.
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Generate and compare multiple possible solutions to a problem based on how well each is likely to meet the criteria and constraints of the problem. Clarification... more
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Use evidence to support the explanation that traits can be influenced by the environment.
Clarification Statement: Examples of the environment affecting a... more
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Use evidence to construct an explanation for how the variations in characteristics among individuals of the same species may provide advantages in surviving,... more
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Construct an argument with evidence that in a particular habitat some organisms can survive well, some survive less well, and some cannot survive at all.... more
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Make a claim about the merit of a solution to a problem caused when the environment changes and the types of plants and animals that live there may change.
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Construct an argument that plants and animals have internal and external structures that function to support survival, growth, behavior, and reproduction.... more
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Use a model to describe that animals receive different types of information through their senses, process the information in their brain, and respond to the... more
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Develop a model to describe that matter is made of particles too small to be seen.
Clarification Statement: Examples of evidence could include adding air... more
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These activities were created by Astrid Schmied for participant teachers at the 2015 BrainU session. They are designed for group use but, if no group is... more
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Addiction has been called a disease of learning. Once addicted, it is very difficult to unlearn the behavior. For drug addiction, the drugs themselves mimic or... more
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The human brain is highly adaptable. This activity demonstrates how the brain adapts to a new situation. Students investigate learning to toss beanbags at a... more
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An art teacher discusses how she uses Altered Reality in her classroom in this 3 minute 48 second video.
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Q: How does active learning and play impact brain plasticity?
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The brain integrates sensory information in ways that we do not always recognize consciously. This activity utilizes multimedia devices in order to explain how... more
The vestibular system controls our balance, providing information on spatial orientation for head position and posture. Spinning a student around in a... more
Students will make bead neurons and use them as models to understand the specialized cellular structure and function of neurons and how neurons communicate with... more
After creating model neurons from colored beads and wire/string, BrainU participants engage in the "bead neuron throw-down" where they place their bead neurons... more
Inspired by the work of Santiago Ramón y Cajal, students will create an original work of art.
Santiago Ramón y Cajal, considered the father of modern... more
Students will view works from the genre called “Op Art” and discuss what an optical illusion is to create an “Op Art” piece of their own.
Santiago Ramón... more