Spinal Column and Neurons

Introduction

Watch a one-minute video, "What is a Neuron?" and a five-minute video, "Annie & Dan Talk About MS".

Activity 1

Your brain lives inside your skull, but it's floating in brain juice, or cerebrospinal fluid. Put eggs inside a plastic egg shell, one by itself and one with water, and drop them from a height. Check on the eggs, and see which is damaged.

Activity 2

Make a model brain cell using playdough, or pom-poms and pipecleaners. Add the pom-poms and pipecleaners on to the anatomy model.

Lunch Snack

Eat those poor hardboiled eggs from earlier.

Activity 3

Use pasta, cheerios, and pipecleaners to make a model of the spinal cord. Add it to the anatomy model.