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In this activity, learners play a simple card game to learn the sequence of events in the transmission of nervous system signals.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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Use this activity (10th on the page) to help learners explore memory and how sometimes your brain makes up its own memories. Learners will read and try to remember the words in list #1.

free Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this activity (6th on the page), learners investigate how photoreceptors in the eye (rods and cones) "adapt" to low light conditions.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity (2nd activity on the page), learners explore how the nose is responsible for part of the flavor we taste in food.

$1 - $5 per group Ages 4 - 14 5 to 10 minutes
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In this easy demonstration (3rd on the page), learners explore depth perception by conducting a test with two pencils.

free Ages 4 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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This is a quick and simple demonstration about reflexes (fourth activity on the page). One learner stands behind a see-through barrier like a window or wire screen.

free Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this activity, learners dissect a piece of pizza to learn about nutrients important for health.

$5 - $10 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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These two activities (4th on the page) demonstrate the importance of two eyes in judging depth.

1 cent - $1 per student Ages 8 - 18 5 to 10 minutes
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In this demonstration (18th on the page), learners conduct a simple test to explore how the cornea refracts light, which is further bent by the eye lens through a process known as accommodation.

free Ages 8 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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In this quick activity/demonstration (5th on the page), learners explore depth perception.

free Ages 6 - 18 Under 5 minutes
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This activity demonstrates the importance of wearing a helmet to protect the brain. An egg is used to symbolize a head with the shell as the skull and the inside of the egg as the brain.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration (9th on the page), learners explore eyewitness memory and how memories differ amongst individuals. While the rest of the group is minding their own business (i.e.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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This is a quick and simple demonstration about reflexes (second activity on the page).

free Ages 4 - 18 Under 5 minutes