Quote: “Create a model of a neuron by using clay, playdough, styrofoam, recyclables, food, or anything else you can get your hands on. Use pictures from books to give you an idea of where the components of a neuron should go and what shape they should be.”
Quote: “For such an awesome organ, the brain doesn't look like much. It's a ball of gray looking wrinkled tissue about the size of two of your fists together. The brain sits on our hard, thick skull with membranes and fluid around it to protect it.”
Quote: “In this activity, students will investigate how neurons work together to send messages between the brain and the body.”
Quote: “Together, neurons help you think, move, and sense things in the world. To do this, they have to talk to each other.”
Quote: “Make a Mad, Mad, Mad Neuron: Train with Dr. Dendristein to become an apprentice mad scientist by building your own monster neural circuit!”
Quote: “The neuroscience laboratory is filled with different sounds - crackling from the amplified response of neurons, scratching of a sliding microtome cutting tissue, the pumping of a respirator.”
Quote: “Bones are alive: Bones may not seem to do much, because you don't see the tissues themselves move. But bones are living tissues that can grow, shrink, heal, and help keep you healthy.”
Quote: “It determines which way and how much force the Red Block has when it's going to launch. THe longer the line, the more force it will get.”
Quote: “Only the center of mass of an object needs to be supported in order to support the object. The bird's center of mass is in its beak.'“
Quote: "A cart moving in a straight line shoots a ball straight up. The ball follows a parabolic path and is caught in a large funnel on the moving cart.”
Quote: "A water molecule is made up of two hydrogen (H) atoms and one oxygen (O) atom. It has the same molecular structure whether it is a gas, liquid, or solid.”
Quote: "While ice, water and steam look and feel very different, they are all made out of the same particles.”
Quote: "Why do you think the liquid in a thermometer moves up and down when it is heated and cooled?”
Quote: "Alnico, an alloy consisting of aluminum, nickel and cobalt is used to make powerful permanent magnets.”
Quote: "Cobalt - Transition metal used to make alloys used to make magnets and heat-resistant tools, oxidation numbers 2+ and 3+, often used to make blue pigment for paints.”
Quote: "Since opposite charges attract each other, the negatively charged electrons in an atom are attracted to the positively charged protons. This attraction is what holds an atom together.”
Quote: "Oxygen (O2) is unique because it is formed with a double bond. There are four outer shell electrons being shared. To do this, take an orange marshmallow and connect it to another orange marshmallow with two small toothpicks to show the double bond."
Quote: “Play with objects on a teeter totter to learn about balance. Test what you've learned by trying the Balance Challenge game.”
Quote: "Nerve cells communicate with each other at a junction called a synapse. Here, signals move from one neuron to another "
Quote: "An atom is ionized when an electron is removed, in this case knocked off by the energy of ultraviolet light."
Quote: “See how muscles, bones, and connective tissue work together to allow movement. Observe how muscle contraction arises from the interactions of thin and thick filaments in muscle cells.”