Nervous System

Last week we started a unit on the human body focusing on the nervous system. A great website with tons of activities: Neuroscience for Kids These are Mr. Egghead. Take a raw egg, draw a face, then put him/her in a tupperware dish. Crash it on the floor. Observe results. Then fill dish with water and do the same. This experiment shows the importance of cerebrospinal fluid surrounding the brain.




Model of the brain with the lobes labelled
Diagram of how neurons work.
Pipe cleaner model of a neuron
Button diagram of the spinal cord-colored coded to match the various vertebrate

Brain in a bag (recipe found at Neuroscience for kids). We mixed sand, mashed potatoes and hot water. This was supposed to be the same consistency and weight as the human brain.