===== What is a Neuron and What Does it Do? =====

==== Author Information ====

  * **Name:** Kendall Clay 
  * **Position and Institution:** PhD Student, University of Georgia
  * **Contact:** kendall.clay[at]uga.edu
  * **Year contributed:** 2021

==== Categories ====

  * **Grade Level:** 9-12
  * **Georgia Standards of Excellence:** SSPBf

==== Abstract ====

This lesson aims to teach students about biological diversity in cells and how form relates to function. They will learn the components of a neuron with a hands-on activity and learn about how neurons communicate.

==== Keywords ====

  * neuroscience
  * regeneration
  * genetics
  * disease

==== Files ====
  * {{cover_letter_read_me_first.docx| Cover Letter}}
  * {{sciren_9-10_1_.docx | Lesson Plan Grades 9 - 10}}
  * {{sciren_11-12.docx | Lesson Plan Grades 11 - 12}}
  * {{neuron.pptx | PowerPoint 1}}
  * {{synaptic_transmission.pptx | PowerPoint 2}}
  * {{case_study_match_each_patient_to_a_neurotransmitter_norepinephrine_serotonin_dopamine_.docx | Case Study}}
  * {{quiz.docx | Quiz}}