B5.2 How does the nervous system help us respond to changes? Lesson Statements Teaching activities Notes 1 B5.2.1 explain how the components These introductory ideas are rarely found covered as isolated content in online activities but the two starter of the nervous system work together activities found are quite good and the information on page of the BBC Bitesize site covers the content quite to enable it to function, including well. sensory receptors, sensory Essentially, learners need to be familiar with the idea of stimulus receptor CNS effector response. neurons, the CNS, motor neurons activity focuses on these ideas and links them to reflex arcs, as does card sort activity. and effectors 2 B5.2.2 explain how the structures of The activity found allows learners to label diagrams of nerve cells and describe the structure and function of nerve cells and synapses relate to the parts of the cells. their functions is a placemat style worksheet enabling learners to label nerve cells and then use the to describe ‘fill gaps’ their functions. Structure of neurons Learners can develop an understanding by testing themselves on the structure of a motor neuron. They can then progress to develop an understanding of how a synapse works by watching a short video clip and working through a step by step explanation of the process. THINKING CONCEPTUALLY is a presentation and worksheet that cover the content about synapses at the right level. is an animation that shows simply how a synapse works. It can also be manipulated to show the effect of a drug.
B5.2 How does the nervous system help us respond to changes? Lesson Statements Teaching activities Notes 1 B5.2.1 explain how the components of the nervous system work together to enable it to function, including sensory receptors, sensory neurons, the CNS, motor neurons and effectors These introductory ideas are rarely found covered as isolated content in online activities but the two starter activities found are quite good and the information on page of the BBC Bitesize site covers the content quite well. Essentially, learners need to be familiar with the idea of stimulus receptor CNS effector response. activity focuses on these ideas and links them to reflex arcs, as does card sort activity. 2 B5.2.2 explain how the structures of nerve cells and synapses relate to their functions The activity found allows learners to label diagrams of nerve cells and describe the structure and function of the parts of the cells. is a placemat style worksheet enabling learners to label nerve cells and then use ‘fill the gaps’ to describe their functions. Structure of neurons Learners can develop an understanding by testing themselves on the structure of a motor neuron. They can then progress to develop an understanding of how a synapse works by watching a short video clip and working through a step by step explanation of the process. THINKING CONCEPTUALLY is a presentation and worksheet that cover the content about synapses at the right level. is an animation that shows simply how a synapse works. It can also be manipulated to show the effect of a drug.
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