Homework Assignment Sheet Unit 3
Circle Question: What is something you think will be easier about your life when you are an adult?
Questions from Unit 3A you need to know for the test:
What are neurons, and how do they transmit information?
How do nerve cells communicate with other nerve cells?
How do neurotransmitters influence behavior, and how do drugs and other chemicals affect neurotransmission?
What are the functions of the nervous system’s main divisions?
How does the endocrine system – the body’s slower information system – transmit its messages?
What you need to know from 3B:
1. I can identify parts of the brainstem and functions of each.
2. I can understand the function of the thalamus.
3. I can understand the function of the cerebellum.
4. I can identify the parts of the limbic system and the functions of each.
5. I can identify and delineate the major regions of the cerebral cortex.
6. I can identify and delineate the two specialized language areas of the left hemisphere, and describe the right hemisphere's special function.
7. I can understand the concept of brain plasticity.
Activity: You are going to become an expert on one of the brief videos listed below. After your group is assigned a video you will 1. Watch Video (you might want to watch it twice) 2. Take notes on important information 3. Put together key points your group believes are the most important things to know 4. Determine which of the above questions the video is addressing. 5. Share what you found for information.
Neurons- How They Work
Severed Corpus Collosum
What is an fMRI
Stabbed in the brain- Phineas Gage
Expressive Aphasia- Sarah Scott
Why we can't tickle ourselves
The Girl who can't feel pain
Worlds tallest man
Nature Nurture: The study of twins
Is it all in our genes?
Girl living with half her brain
Fright night: Fight or flight
Hemispherectomy
Kahoots:
Neuron and Neurotransmitter Kahoot
Endocrine Kahoot
Brain and Behavior Kahoot
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