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  • Develop a model to generate data for iterative testing and modification of a proposed object, tool, or process such that an optimal design can be achieved.

  • Conduct an investigation to provide evidence that living things are made of cells; either one cell or many different numbers and types of cells. Clarification... more

  • Develop and use a model to describe the function of a cell as a whole and ways parts of cells contribute to the function. Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on... more

  • Use argument supported by evidence for how the body is a system of interacting subsystems composed of groups of cells. Clarification Statement: Emphasis is on... more

  • Construct a scientific explanation based on evidence for how environmental and genetic factors influence the growth of organisms. Clarification Statement:... more

  • Gather and synthesize information that sensory receptors respond to stimuli by sending messages to the brain for immediate behavior or storage as memories.... more

  • Construct an argument supported by empirical evidence that changes to physical or biological components of an ecosystem affect populations. Clarification... more

  • Apply scientific ideas to construct an explanation for the anatomical similarities and differences among modern organisms and between modern and fossil organisms... more

  • Nancy Michael is the Director of Undergraduate Studies for the Neuroscience and Behavior major in the College of Science at the University of Notre Dame.

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  • These videos were produced by the Paul Letourneau Lab at the University of Minnesota.

  • For brain circuits to function properly, neurons must find and make appropriate connections during development. Once at their destination, axons makes... more

  • These materials support your use of neuroscience in your teaching. They include activities so that you may test your knowledge, recommended readings and links to... more

  • The scaffolding of these concepts does not follow any particular published set of standards. They come from Dr.... more

  • The scaffolding of these concepts does not follow any particular published set of standards. They come from Dr.... more

  • The scaffolding of these concepts does not follow any particular published set of standards. They come from Dr.... more

  • The scaffolding of these concepts does not follow any particular published set of standards. They come from Dr.... more

  • Join this interactive session to explore neuroplasticity, reward circuitry, and more! Participants will explore how these neuroscience concepts intersect with... more
  • This lesson allows students to apply engineering principles in the science classroom. Students learn how neurons convey information through designing and... more

  • BrainU has a New Editor

    Dear BrainU followers and website visitors,

    Please join me in welcoming... more

  • Each issue of the BrainU Newsletter, offers news about BrainU presenters and participants, a list of what's new on the website, and links to interesting articles... more

  • 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

  • Optical illusions show us how our brain and eyes collaborate to help us see the world we live in. An interactive webpage at... more

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  • Working in pairs, students explore how vision can alter a person's experience of the world - and, in this case, bodily sensation. A student sits at a table, one... more

  • 2010.Nov.30 STEM Education Center Open House, St Paul, MN:
    Altered Reality: Using... more

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