Wednesday, February 24, 2010

Study Guide for Brain Test

-Know the four lobes of the brain and what they do. (Parietal lobe, frontal lobe, occipital lobe, and temporal lobe)

-Know the parts of the neurons and what they do. (axons, dendrites, synapse, cell body, vesicles, and neurotransmitters)

-Vesicles are the storage part of the neuron. Dopamine is involved in Parkinson's

-Know what the pituitary gland and thyroid do.

-What is the "master gland"

-What are male hormones called (not testosterone) and female hormones called?

-What the outermost layer of the brain is called

You'll do wonderfully on the test, thanks for studying!!!

Feb 24/25

Journal: Describe what you've learned about the brain so far.
Activities:
Phantom limb pg 78 questions 1 and 2
Hempispheric differences pg 62-63, critical thinking questions
Limbic system notes
Endocrine system notes

Test next class!!!!!!!!!

Monday, February 22, 2010

Feb 22/23

Journal: If you could switch brains with anyone, whose brain would you take? Why?

Activities:
Brain notes
Phineas Gage Video
Brain Dominance

Thursday, February 18, 2010

Feb18/19

Journal: None
Activitiy: Cyberbrain packet

Tuesday, February 16, 2010

Feb 16/17

Journal: What makes you angry?

Activities:
Nueron notes
Chapter 3 free read
Nervous system notes

Thursday, February 11, 2010

February 11/12

Journal: When you eat chocolate how do you feel? What thoughts go through your mind?

Activity:
"Love" Notes
Valentines

Feb 9/10

Journal: If you could put one question on the test what would it be?

Activities:
pg 44 bias
review for test
test

Monday, February 8, 2010

Feb 5/8

Journal:
If you could conduct any survey at Bountiful High, what would you ask? Why?

Activities:
Correlation
Chapter 2 Free Read
Notes
Write Survey

Wednesday, February 3, 2010

Feb 3/4

Journal: Should boundries be placed on scientific experiments?

Activities:
Research help
Stanley Milgrim video

Monday, February 1, 2010

February 1/2

Journal:
If you could conduct any psychological experiment what would it be?

Acitivites:
pg 14-15 critical thinking (write one paragraph)
Present psychological perspectives
pg 16 "Before Psychology" (write one paragraph)
notes