Model of a Neuron | Gujarati
Channel: Arvind Gupta
Date: 2015-06-10

Using colorful large bright plastic beads you can make a 3-D model of the neuron. You will also need a needle and a thread. Weave a lot of orange beads in a strong thread. This will make the AXON of the neuron. Then weave same sized green beads in a circular form to make the cell or the SOMA of the neuron. Attached to the body are several orange colored octopus tentacles. These are the dendrites. The end of the yellow axon is the SYNAPTIC TERMINAL. You can mount the entire model of the Neuron and hang it as a 3-D poster in the classroom This work was supported by IUCAA and Tata Trust. This film was made by Ashok Rupner TATA Trust: Education is one of the key focus areas for Tata Trusts, aiming towards enabling access of quality education to the underprivileged population in India. To facilitate quality in teaching and learning of Science education through workshops, capacity building and resource creation, Tata Trusts have been supporting Muktangan Vigyan Shodhika (MVS), IUCAA's Children’s Science Centre, since inception. To know more about other initiatives of Tata Trusts, please visit www.tatatrusts.org