BRAIN GAMES

This idea was adapted from http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmodel.html

By: Danielle Schatz, Judy Teter, Martine Baptiste

Materials: poster board, candy, container for words, paper

Objectives: In this lesson, students will learn a few basic facts about the anatomy and functions of the human brain.

Key terms include:

brainstem, cerebellum, frontal lobe, parietal lobe, occipital lobe, temporal lobe 

Write down words that describe brain functions on small pieces of paper. 

Examples are:

Mix the papers in a bowl, bag or a hat. A player should pick a paper out of the bowl then act out the function. Everyone else should try to guess what the player is acting out. Actors must remain silent. When someone guesses the action, write the word on the board or on a handout of the brain. Another player should select a new word and act it out. Repeat the game until all of the words have been identified correctly.