Contents:

• Connecting with other Teachers
  
• NeurOn Lesson Plans
  
• Links to NeurOn Related Curriculum Helps
  
• Other Teacher Helps

Discussion list for teachers is available on the Web for teachers to discuss a wide variety of issues surrounding Quest projects

Online Mailing Lists Sign up here for any of the various maillists available to stay in touch with the NeurOn project through email.

What Teachers Think Comments received from teachers by an independent survey conducted by Classroom of the Future.

• Astronaut Training (3-5)
  
• Microgravity (K-4)
  
• Visual Perception (K-12)
  
• Cardiovascular (5-12)
  
• An Idea to a Flight Payload (4-8)

WHAT'S IN THE NEWS Experiments: Developed in connection with the Video segments on NeurOn to parallel experiments done on Neurolab. Classrooms are invited to send results which will be compared to NASAs after the flight of STS-90. Experiments include the following subjects:

• Vestibular Spinning Experiment
  
• Circle Draw Experiment
  
• Ball Catch Experiment
  
• Heart Rate Experiment

Neuroscience for Kids, a very comprehensive resource of materials for students and teachers who would like to learn more about the nervous system.
• Outdoor games centered on understanding neuroscience
• Short Term Memory picture game
• Brain Worksheet like a scavenger hunt for Internet Research

How to teach neurosciences to pre-college students - CWRU Department of Neurosciences

Perception & Action Projects designed to demonstrate perceptual illusions and behavioral adaptation in the classroom setting by Malcolm M. Cohen, Ph.D.

Comparative Mammalian Brain Collections a rich resource of pictures and information relating to the brain

Brain Poke allows you to observe the dialog between Surgeon and Patient during neurosurgery as you choose the part of the brain to "stimulate."

Brain Awareness Week puzzles brought to you by the Dana Alliance

Detailed photos of the Nervous system from University of Kansas Medical Center

Overview of the Nervous system complete with large pictures (will take some time to load) from University of Guelph, Ontario, Canada

What is Space Neuroscience? from NASA's Life Sciences

What is Neuroscience?

Brain Materials supporting Newton's Apple which airs on most PBS stations

Brain Mapping Materials supporting Newton's Apple which airs on most PBS stations

The Brain Quiz, 1997, by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives.

Our own Multimedia event

Society for Neuroscience information

The Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives information

Space motion sickness experiments done aboard STS-74

Countdown for next Shuttle flight and more

Spacelab a description (includes a tour)

Microgravity Teachers Guide 6-12 from NASA Spacelink

Microgravity Environment Description Handbook - Highly technical, but includes details that may interest some.

Other Teacher Helps

An Introduction to Electronic Field Trips