Feb. 15: TEST - Module 7
· Review the terminology for the module via a handout in class.
· Visit the Thinking About Psychology textbook web site to take a Drag and Drop Review, a module quiz, and a flashcard review. Check out the textbook website frequently. Bookmark it!
· Handout packet for Module 8. Handouts 8-1, 8-4 and 8-5 should be completed for homework. Also, be sure to continue following the reading pacing guide. Pages 139 - 145 are due for tomorrow. Handout 8-1 Download ho_81001.pdf ; Handout 8-4 p. 2 Download ho_84b005.pdf Handout 8-5 Download ho_85006.pdf
Feb. 16: Limbic System and Cortex
· Quiz on the information we have so far covered on the brain: Download quiz_1_pp. 139-145.doc
· Watch a Phineas Gage Film - segment #25
· Here's a good INTERACTIVE SITE for review of the brain.
· Homework: Read pp. 145 - 148 (top). STUDY this for a possible quiz!
Feb. 17: Phineas Gage and the brain
· Review using a PowerPoint presentation on Download BRAIN.ppt .
· Watch a film segment on Phineas Gage today. It's #25 on The Brain series: Phineas Gage.
· See a short segment from Understanding the Brain on hemispherectomy and cochlear implants. Complete a film worksheet based on these segments: Download film_notes_understanding_the_brain.doc
Feb. 18: Brain Web Quest and Review
· Here's a BRAIN WEB QUEST that will be a good review of the material you need to know for this module.
· A second activity for today, ADOLESCENT BRAIN WEB QUEST, should be done after the first quest is finished.
· And ONE MORE BRAIN QUEST that has some interesting areas to explore.
Feb. 19: Test - The Brain
· Brain review videos- 5. The Divided Brain -The Brain Series; 6. Language and Speech: Broca's and Wernicke's Areas - The Brain Series; 5. Endorphins: The Brain's Natural Morphine - The Mind Series; 6. Brain Mechanisms of Pleasure and Addiction - The Mind Series; 7. The Frontal Lobes: Cognition and Awareness - The Mind Series; The Power of Half - a child whose left hemisphere was damaged before birth - Scientific America Frontiers; How Phineas Lost It - A segment on Phineas Gage
· Brain puzzle review prior to the test: Download brain_puzzle.pdf
· After the test, students will read the following fascinating excerpts from Ramachandran's Notebook. We are going to be watching Nova's Secrets of the Mind, so these excerpts will serve as a great introduction to Ramachandran's research. Copies of the notebook can be read here (along with lots of other information), or you can read/print them from these PDF files: Download ramachandran_notebook_case_1.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_2_1.pdf Download ramachandran_notebook_case_22.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_31.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_32.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_4.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_51.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_52.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_61.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_62.pdf
· Homework for tonight: finish the case files and read pp. 157 - 162 in our next unit: SENSATION.
· Review the terminology for the module via a handout in class.
· Visit the Thinking About Psychology textbook web site to take a Drag and Drop Review, a module quiz, and a flashcard review. Check out the textbook website frequently. Bookmark it!
· Handout packet for Module 8. Handouts 8-1, 8-4 and 8-5 should be completed for homework. Also, be sure to continue following the reading pacing guide. Pages 139 - 145 are due for tomorrow. Handout 8-1 Download ho_81001.pdf ; Handout 8-4 p. 2 Download ho_84b005.pdf Handout 8-5 Download ho_85006.pdf
Feb. 16: Limbic System and Cortex
· Quiz on the information we have so far covered on the brain: Download quiz_1_pp. 139-145.doc
· Watch a Phineas Gage Film - segment #25
· Here's a good INTERACTIVE SITE for review of the brain.
· Homework: Read pp. 145 - 148 (top). STUDY this for a possible quiz!
Feb. 17: Phineas Gage and the brain
· Review using a PowerPoint presentation on Download BRAIN.ppt .
· Watch a film segment on Phineas Gage today. It's #25 on The Brain series: Phineas Gage.
· See a short segment from Understanding the Brain on hemispherectomy and cochlear implants. Complete a film worksheet based on these segments: Download film_notes_understanding_the_brain.doc
Feb. 18: Brain Web Quest and Review
· Here's a BRAIN WEB QUEST that will be a good review of the material you need to know for this module.
· A second activity for today, ADOLESCENT BRAIN WEB QUEST, should be done after the first quest is finished.
· And ONE MORE BRAIN QUEST that has some interesting areas to explore.
Feb. 19: Test - The Brain
· Brain review videos- 5. The Divided Brain -The Brain Series; 6. Language and Speech: Broca's and Wernicke's Areas - The Brain Series; 5. Endorphins: The Brain's Natural Morphine - The Mind Series; 6. Brain Mechanisms of Pleasure and Addiction - The Mind Series; 7. The Frontal Lobes: Cognition and Awareness - The Mind Series; The Power of Half - a child whose left hemisphere was damaged before birth - Scientific America Frontiers; How Phineas Lost It - A segment on Phineas Gage
· Brain puzzle review prior to the test: Download brain_puzzle.pdf
· After the test, students will read the following fascinating excerpts from Ramachandran's Notebook. We are going to be watching Nova's Secrets of the Mind, so these excerpts will serve as a great introduction to Ramachandran's research. Copies of the notebook can be read here (along with lots of other information), or you can read/print them from these PDF files: Download ramachandran_notebook_case_1.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_2_1.pdf Download ramachandran_notebook_case_22.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_31.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_32.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_4.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_51.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_52.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_61.pdf ; Download ramachandran_notebook_case_62.pdf
· Homework for tonight: finish the case files and read pp. 157 - 162 in our next unit: SENSATION.