Reinforce the neural connections in the brains of your young biologists with a simple anatomy activity. Looking at the provided diagram of a neuron, students are asked to correctly identify and describe the function of each of the six clearly labeled parts of the cell.

Concepts

anatomy, neurons, the central nervous system, the brain, cell biology

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Additional Tags

science

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Instructional Ideas

• Include this worksheet in a high school biology unit on the anatomy of the brain, either as an in-class or homework assignment
• Use this resource as a formative assessment following a lesson on neurons

Pros

• Lines are provided for writing brief descriptions of each part of the neuron
• An online version of the worksheet is provided that allows students to color-code the diagram and type in their answers
• Worksheet comes with an answer key

Cons

• None

Common Core

RST.6-8.4 RST.6-8.7 RST.9-10.4 RST.9-10.7 RST.11-12.4 RST.11-12.7