The Brain - Neurobiology | Biology / Life Science Research Project Template

Learning about the brain through the exciting field of neurobiology is an essential part of modern middle school and high school science, helping students understand the nervous system, neurons, brain structure, brain function, memory, learning, behavior, sensation, and the biology that underpins human health and medical science. This comprehensive neurobiology research project template provides an engaging, inquiry based learning experience that strengthens scientific literacy, critical thinking, research skills, and cross curricular learning while supporting biology, life science, anatomy, physiology, neuroscience, health science, and STEM curricula.

Students investigate the topic by completing a one paragraph summary, a mathematics connection, an engineering or technological connection, a five term scientific glossary, three challenging inquiry questions, and a creative item space that encourages deeper understanding and meaningful scientific communication. To support differentiated instruction, the resource also includes six additional inquiry questions presented in two sets, with an accessible version for younger learners and a more advanced version for older students that can be interchanged to suit individual classes and learning needs.

A detailed 20 point rubric allows for self assessment, peer assessment, or teacher assessment, while comprehensive implementation guidance helps educators confidently use the resource for independent research projects, enrichment activities, extension work, homework, science centers, project based learning, gifted education, and whole class instruction. The included HTML companion resource provides an extensive primer on neurobiology that can be used as a stand alone learning resource or to enhance classroom teaching, while also giving students a reliable reference throughout their investigation.

Designed to save teachers valuable preparation time while maximizing student engagement, this flexible neurobiology research project is an outstanding resource for teaching the science of the brain and developing the analytical, investigative, and scientific thinking skills that students need for success in today's science classroom.

This brain science research project template (webquest) provides the perfect grab and go, print and provide resource that can help your students learn all about the topic of the brain - neurobiology. For digital, you can provide a Google doc copy for ease of submission or a Microsoft word version as well. In this neurobiology science research project template (webquest) with questions to check comprehension and inspire scientific thinking.

THIS BRAIN SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE CAN BE USED SO MANY WAYS:

• Useful for substitute (sub) teaching
• To extend students
• To increase scientific literacy in your class
• A weekly reading task
• Great as a lesson filler when class goes too fast
• To inspire students on a particular topic
• Give a selection of these articles for students to choose from

WHAT'S INCLUDED IN THIS NEUROBIOLOGY SCIENCE RESEARCH PROJECT TEMPLATE:

• 7 page Google doc image - textboxes teacher version with supporting appendix items
• 3 page Google doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
• 7 page Word doc image - textboxes teacher version with supporting appendix items
• 3 page Word doc image - textboxes student version with room to fill in answers (text boxes)
• 7 page PDF teacher version with supporting appendix items
• 3 page PDF student version with space to fill in answers
• 1 page 20 point rubric for self or teacher assessment in all three - Google doc, Word doc and PDF form
• Upgraded to include a HTML file that has pages of information to start students off on their research project.

Please note: That the Google Doc / Microsoft Doc versions are images with editable text boxes overlayed on top and this is the most effective way to keep the article sleek and well-designed and also that students cannot change things significantly.