Weekly Roundup: How Fast Is Your Nervous System?

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So far, you’ve learned why your bones need to be strong and how your muscles keep your body moving. What else goes on in your body that keeps your brain humming? Loads, of course–starting with even more facts to explore about the nervous system. As you dive into the nervous system, these links, and our handbooks, we’d love to hear from you about what you’re learning: send us a tweet @tinybop or share a photo on Facebook.

  • Where do your dreams come from? How do your eyes remember to blink? There remain many unanswered questions about the brain.
  • How do your neurons generate electric pulses? DiscoveryKids helps answer our questions!
  • How do we know there are 100 billion neurons in the brain? Well, we don’t actually know for sure, but we’re close.
  • Neuroscience for Kids, a site created by a University of Washington professor, is a great resource for curious minds.
  • Although the eye is small, it is powerful at sensing light. The world record for seeing a far-away object is a distance of 1.6 km!
  • We all think we know how our nervous system looks, but these microscopic images reveal how amazing it really is.
  • Singing to Schoolhouse Rock! is always the most fun way to learn. Listen to “Telegraph Line,” about the nervous system.

So far, you’ve learned why your bones need to be strong and how your muscles keep your body moving. What else goes on in your body that keeps your brain humming? Loads, of course–starting with even more facts to explore about the nervous system. As you dive into the nervous system, these links, and our handbooks, we’d love to hear from you about what you’re learning: send us a tweet @tinybop or share a photo on Facebook.

  • Where do your dreams come from? How do your eyes remember to blink? There remain many unanswered questions about the brain.
  • How do your neurons generate electric pulses? DiscoveryKids helps answer our questions!
  • How do we know there are 100 billion neurons in the brain? Well, we don’t actually know for sure, but we’re close.
  • Neuroscience for Kids, a site created by a University of Washington professor, is a great resource for curious minds.
  • Although the eye is small, it is powerful at sensing light. The world record for seeing a far-away object is a distance of 1.6 km!
  • We all think we know how our nervous system looks, but these microscopic images reveal how amazing it really is.
  • Singing to Schoolhouse Rock! is always the most fun way to learn. Listen to “Telegraph Line,” about the nervous system.