Neuron
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Topics
- Biology
- Neurons
- Cells
Description
Stimulate a neuron and monitor what happens. Pause, rewind, and move forward in time in order to observe the ions as they move across the neuron membrane.
Sample Learning Goals
- Describe why ions can or cannot move across neuron membranes.
- Identify leakage and gated channels, and describe the function of each.
- Describe how membrane permeability changes in terms of different types of channels in a neuron.
- Describe the sequence of events that generates an action potential.
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| Neuron - an inquiry lesson idea |
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Trish Loeblein | UG-Intro HS |
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| Preguntas de razonamiento para todas las simulaciones HTML5 | Diana López | UG-Adv K-5 Grad MS UG-Intro HS |
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