Observing several of Cajal's works, students will explore answers to the questions: How did Cajal’s interest in art and the brain merge? How did artistic and... more
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Working with several of Cajal's artworks, students will see beyond the surface story of an artwork and experience different viewpoints through close looking and... more
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Animals and humans communicate in many different ways.
This lesson explores those differences through the songs of birds, drawing upon two children's... more
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Students move a test strip through their field of vision and determine at which position one of the symbols disappears, thus identifying their blind spot.... more
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Neuroscience information is extremely useful for teachers as a background for what goes on in all of our heads as we learn and interact socially. Especially... more
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Printable images of the human brain - click on the graphics below for PDF documents.
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In this lesson, students observe external brain anatomy to make inferences about the needs of various animals and to identify the types of brains in the Brain... more
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Mark your calendars for July 10-20, 2017 BrainU Neuroscience Teacher Institute. Planning is underway. As soon as registration details are available, they'll be... more
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Created by Char Ellingson as a graduation present for BrainU 202 participants. This video was shown at the celebration on the last day of the workshop.... more
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Dear BrainU followers and website visitors,
Please join me in welcoming Dr. Nancy Michael of the University of Notre Dame as the new... more
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A unique neuroscience program for K-12 science teachers, BrainU provides teachers with neuroscience training, materials, and staff support to bring brain science... more
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C. elegans is a free-living nematode. It is small—growing to about 1 mm in length—and lives in the soil (especially in rotting vegetation) where it... more
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Thank you to Laura Kleven and Eric Colchin of Johnson Aerospace and Engineering High School for sharing with us the lesson they presented at the Space... more
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These 5 videos are part of the lesson "C. elegans and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life." These videos are described in the Attachment called "Movies: Worm... more
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This 9-minute video shows the life cycle and reproduction of C. elegans in graphical representations as well as footage of the worms under a microscope... more
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Students design, conduct, and analyze a controlled experiment testing the taste and/or smell preferences of the roundworm.
C. ele... more
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This lesson explores the relationship between motor response time and cognitive load, using a simple deck of playing cards. It offers opportunity to explore data... more
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C. elegans is a free-living nematode. It is small—growing to about 1 mm in length—and lives in the soil (especially in rotting vegetation) where it... more
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How do students really learn? They have to do it themselves.
A popular internet meme says it best: “Show me and I forget. Teach me and I remember. Involve... more
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Watch Dr. Dubinsky as she builds a classic neuron with beads and string. She describes the parts as she puts them together.
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How should neuroscience come into our classroom? Which of these interventions (Adderall®, Oxytocin, Transcranial Direct Current Stimulation, Neuroprostheses (... more
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Scientists regularly use microscopes, recording their observations in a lab notebook. Students view slides of brain tissue under a microscope then describe and... more
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Neurons transfer information by releasing neurotransmitters across the synapse or space between neurons.
Students model the... more
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For more information about BrainU, BRAIN to Middle Schools, BRAIN to High Schools, and how to participate, please contact:... more