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.