Build a Brain Assignment Chapter 2
You will be building a 3D model brain using the material of your choice.
 Your brain can be made out of anything you want (clay, ceramic, foam, etc.)
 You may alone, with a partner, or in a group of 3. You may work with someone who has AP psych another
period.
 You may create a standing 3D model or a hanging 3D model.
 Your goal is to develop a model that identifies specific structures of the human brain. The structures that you must
identify are listed below.
 You may either number the parts of your model and make a key, or you may label them directly on the model.
 Your model should be approximately life-sized and split in half so that we can see the inner sides of both
hemispheres.
 Use your textbook, the internet, the other books I have in class.
 Have fun 
Parts of the Brain: (label and summarize what each part does in your own words):
1. Frontal lobe
10. Hypothalamus
2. Parietal lobe
11. Pituitary gland
3. Temporal lobe
12. Medulla
4. Occipital lobe
13. Hippocampus
5. Cerebellum
14. Limbic system
6. Motor cortex
15. Brain stem
7. Sensory cortex
16. Reticular Formation
8. Corpus callosum
17. Amygdala
9. Thalamus
18. Broca’s Area
19. Wernicke’s Area
20. Pons
21. Left hemisphere
22. Right hemisphere
23. Visual cortex
24. Auditory cortex
25. Angular gyru
Important Dates:
 Project Introduction: Friday 9/6
 Partial in class work time: Monday 9/9 & Tuesday 9/10
 Due Date: Block Day 9/11 & 9/12
Grading Rubrics:
Project Punctuality
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Project Content
Grading Category: Preparation
Project is on Time (10 Points)
Project is Late (No Points for Preparation)
Grading Category: Critical Thinking
Advanced- A Grade
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All of proficient standards are met
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Summary goes beyond recounting the facts to include an analysis of the part which draws conclusions,
makes inferences or explains similarities to other areas of the brain and/or the rest of the body.
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Students are able to use the model to respond to over 90% of the Essential Questions that will be asked in
class on the due date.
Proficient- B Grade
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Model contains all 25 parts that are located in the proper location and are clearly labeled
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All parts of the brain are summarized in student’s own words (not copied directly from the book)
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Students are able to use the model to respond to 80-90% of the Essential Questions that will be asked in
class on the due date.
Basic- C Grade
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Meets 2 of the proficiency standards or
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Meets all 3 standards for only part of the brain.
Below Basic- D Grade
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Meets 1 of the proficiency standards or
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Meets 2 standards for only part of the brain.
Far Below Basic – F Grade
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The brain is incomplete or incomprehensible.