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8th Grade Life Science

Week 37

 Date Objective/ Procedure Handouts/ Labs Homework
5/30 Memorial Day- No School

5/31 Lobes of the Brain

1. View Parts of the Brain Video  to review the 3 main parts of the brain (cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stems) & the 4 lobes of the cerebrum (frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital) and write a journal entry about how you used each lobe of the brain today

2. Take notes on structure and function of the 4 lobes of the brain and the Limbic System & go over

3.Label and color the parts of the brain to identify the Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, and Occipital lobes

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

50. Lobes of the Brain/ Neuron

51. Chapter Review Part 2/ Eye & Brain Crossword

51. Chapter Review Part 2/ Eye & Brain Crossword

 

 

6/1 Scavenger Hunt Through the Nervous System 

1.  Go over the Nervous System Note taking worksheets & part 1 of the Scavenger Hunt to review the terminology and processes of the NS.

2. Learn about the central & peripheral nervous system by participating in activities online and answer questions about the  CNS & PNS after exploring the website: Neuroscience For Kids: The Nervous System

Click Here to begin the Scavenger Hunt: Nervous system

3. Use the FOSS Glossary  to add vocabulary words to notes.

1. MRI
2. Lobe
3. Occipital lobe
4. Temporal lobe
5.Parietal lobe
6. Frontal lobe
7. Hemisphere
8. Neuron
9. Motor neurons
10. Neurotransmitter
11. Sensory neuron
12. Synapse

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

 

 

51. Chapter Review Part 2/ Eye & Brain Crossword

 

6/2

Impulse Relay

1. Distinguish between sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons  as cells that carry messages to and from the brain

2. Act out the neurotransmission of a stimulus/ response message via a simulated pathway and attempt to improve their reaction time

3.Science Journal- Name the 3 types of neurons

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

26.  Making and Using The Reaction Timer/ Response Sheet: Sending a Message

 

 

6/3 The Teenage Brain

1. Discuss the dangers of how depressants such as drugs and alcohol affect the brain: Teenage Brain Video 1, Risk Taking Video, Teenage Brain Video 2 (Drugs and Alcohol) and write a response to the videos in science journal

2. Understand how the teenager's frontal lobe differs from an adult and how it affects decision making, concentrating, and emotional responses

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

 

Binders Due Monday- Get Parent Signature

Test Monday: parts of the brain, neurons,  lobes of the cerebrum, learning and memory, the teenage brain. Study notes, lab, binder p. 45-51

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                               Last Updated: Thursday May 26, 2011 07:30 AM -0400