Unit 7 Brains!
Monday 4/30 | Tuesday 5/1 | Wednesday 5/2 | Thursday 5/3 | Friday 5/4 |
Unit 7 Overview & Student Planning Sign up for dissecting and/or conducting behavioral experiments | Make Model Brain Learn parts of the brain -Lead up to Dissections | Comparison brains Dissection Pretest | Movie | No School PD Day |
Monday 4/7 | Tuesday 4/8 | Wednesday 4/9 | Thursday 4/10 | Friday 4/11 |
Dissections | How we learn: Rewards and dopamine pathways Build neurons with clay or slime? | Overlearning: The science of addiction. Guest speakers? | Categorization. Game Drugs v. toxins v. poison How does the FDA decide on regulations? | Behavioral Lab Write Up |
Monday 4/14 | Tuesday 4/15 | Wednesday 4/16 | Thursday 4/17 | Friday 4/18 |
Animal Models Experiment: planarian behavior Caffeine on the brain | Lab write-up | Concussions Interactive | Fidget Toys | Flex Day |
Monday 4/21 | Tuesday 4/22 | Wednesday 4/23 | Thursday 4/24 | Friday 4/25 |
Last Class Day Flex Day | TPOL Prep | Advisory Olympics | ||
Monday 4/23 | Tuesday 4/24 | Wednesday 4/25 | Thursday 4/26 | Friday 4/27 |
No School | TPOL’s |
4/30/2018
Big Picture: Introducing final unit. Prepare students to follow lesson plans or choose thier own adventure.
Today's goals: Have everyone fill out calendars and get started on planning for unit 7.
Today’s Accomplishments:
Plan for Tomorrow: Make brain models and learn parts of the brain.
Terminology Pretest HM: parts of the brain | Parts of the brain | Brain pretest Dissection Prep Dissection Quiz | Sheep Brain Dissection HW: Sheep dissection lab report write up |
How we learn: Rewards and dopamine pathways Build neurons with clay or slime? Science of Addiction | How we learn: Mylentation Brain scans white vs. grey matter? | Categorization. Game Drugs v. toxins v. poison How does the FDA decide on regulations?
| Animal Models Experiment planarian behavior | Exit Ticket: Weekly Reflection Notes Check |
Research groups: what changes your mind? nicotine, marijuana, opioids, trauma, concussions, famine, etc. | Poster Infographics, Presentations, mini-lectures for addition lessons | Exit Ticket: Weekly Reflection Notes Check |