THIS WEEK IN AP PSYCHOLOGY
WEDNESDAY
9/26
Day 2
CLASS: INTRO TO BRAIN AND BEHAVIOR-NEURAL
COMMUNICATION & NS.
ACTIVITY: neural webquest
HW: N/A
CLASS OBJECTIVES:
1) EXPLAIN THE WAYS OUR BODY COMMUNICATES
ACTION/BEHAVIOR.
2) DISTINQUISH BET/W DIFFERENT TYPES OF NEURONS
3) DEFINE, DESCRIBE AND EXPLAIN THE COMPONENTS OF
NS .
4) EXPLAIN THE PROCESS OF NEURAL COMMUNICATION
AND ITS PROPERTIES
5) DEFINE AND DESCRIBE FUNCTIONS OF SPECIFIC
NEUROTRANSMITTERS.
VOCAB:
Neuron
Central Nervous System
Soma / Cell Body Autonomic Ns
Dendrites
Somatic Ns
Axon
peripheral Ns
Axon Terminal
Action potential
Unipolar
Neurotransmitters
Bipolar
Multipolar
Myelin Sheath
Neural network
Sodium
potassium
Calcium
chloride
Agonist
antagonist
Peptide
soluble gases
FRIDAY
9/28
Day 2
CLASS: NOTES – BRAIN COMMUNICATION AND
FUNCTIONING
ACT: BRAIN MAPS
HW: U-2 ESSAY
CLASS OBJECTIVES:
1) STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY TOOLS USED IN
BRAIN RESEARCH.
2) STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY THE THREE
LEVELS OF THE BRAIN
3) STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY PARTS OF EACH
OF LEVELS OF BRAIN.
4) STUDENTS WILL BE ABLE TO IDENTIFY FUNCTIONS
DYSFUNCTIONS OF THE PARTS OF EACH LEVEL OF THE
BRAIN.
VOCAB:
Brain
hindbrain
Midbrain
Forebrain
Medulla
Cerebellum
Pons
Reticular Formation
Cerebrum
Cerebral Cortex
Cerebral hemispheres Hippocampus
Hypothalamus
Thalamus
Limbic System
amygdala
frontal lobe
occipital lobe
parietal lobe
temporal lobe
pre frontal cortex