K-12 Classroom

Neuroscience Education Resources

This resource collection is for use in K-12 classroom activities as a gateway to SfN educational resources as well as movies, curriculum supplements and activity ideas from other sources. The data is available on NERVE or in a downloadable folder (see instructions below).

Download/Launch Instructions

For the PC:

  1. From your browser double click the sfn_nerve(pc).zip folder to begin file download 
  2. Select 'open' from the file download pop-up menu (WinZip)...OR right mouse click and select 'unzip' to decompress the files to your desktop. 
  3. Click 'I agree' (WinZip) to unzip the folder to your desktop 
  4. Double click the "sfn_nerve(pc)" icon in the downloaded folder to launch the Flash player and NERVE program.

For the Mac:

  1. Double click the sfn_nerve(mac).zip file to begin the download from the server 
  2. Once the file has downloaded a message will pop up stating the file contains an application and asking if you want to continue. Click 'continue' to finalize the download. 
  3. Find the downloaded file, "sfn_nerve(mac)"...most likely it is on your desktop 
  4. Double click the icon to open the file and launch the Flash application by clicking on the "sfn_nerve(mac)" file.

Having trouble with the download?
For questions of technical support about this download, e-mail help@ndgo.net with:

  • "SfN Tech Support" in the headline
  • Brief description of your question or problem
  • Most convenient contact method