Teacher Resources:
http://www.ndgo.net/sfn/nerve/ —Neuroscience Education Resources Virtual Encycloportal. Part of the Society for Neuroscience website. Links you to every possible site on the nervous system. You can search for sites on the nervous system by grade level, theme or format. One-stop shopping!
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/experi.html —Neuroscience for Kids. Lots of good activities for the classroom.
http://cms.upb.pitt.edu/uploadedFiles/About/Sponsored_Programs/Science_In_Motion/Biology_Labs/bio019_%20Vernier%20-%20Diffusion%20Through%20Membranes.doc -"Diffusion Through Membranes". Lab protocol for using conductivity probe-ware to measure diffusion of ions through dialysis tubing.
http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html —The Whole Brain Atlas website. This site contains both normal and diseased brain images made using CT, MRI, and SPECT/PET imaging systems. I used this site to collect images for the MRI Brain Model activity.
http://www.sfn.org/baw/ —Society of Neuroscience website for Brain Awareness Week. Has great, free publications like Brain Briefings and Brain Facts.
http://outreach.mcb.harvard.edu/animations/actionpotential.swf —good detailed animation of an action potential.
http://www.learner.org/resources/series142.html?pop=yes&pid=1569# —Video clips on multiple topics dealing with the brain.
connie.woodcms.k12.nc.us —for access to a summary of the NCAM protein article as well as brain tissue and neuron images
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