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Contributor: Victoria Surface. Lesson ID: 10788
What is your brain doing right now? You'd be amazed! Synapses are snapping, lobes are busy, and the medulla is keeping you alive! A video, a quiz, and a shower cap teach us about the beautiful brain!
In a way, that's right! The brain may be kind of gross to look at, but it's a beautiful part of your body, amazing in what it is doing right now as you read this!
The nervous system is a system of cells, tissues, and organs that regulates the body's responses to internal and external stimuli.
Stimuli are things that cause responses in an individual, such as actions, thoughts, and feelings.
In humans, the nervous system consists of the brain, spinal cord, and nerves.
In this lesson, you will explore the nervous system and the parts of the brain using an interesting video, online quiz, brain thinking cap activity, and mind-FULL projects.
Get started by completing these activities:
Optional Supplies for the Label the Brain Activity
Supplies for the Thinking Cap Activity
Supplies for the Reaction Time: The Ruler Drop Test Project
Resources Referenced in the Lesson
Suggested Reading
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