Complete all the questions at each star.
Watch the video clip on the cow eye dissection and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6mNs_TcUyHc Remember hold down control and click to go directly to the link.
1. Name 4 structures on the outside of the eye.
2. Where is the 1st cut made to get into the eye?
3. What is the purpose of the liquid in the eye?
4. What is the first liquid to come out of the eye?
5. What is the jelly-like substance in the eye?
6. What is the cream-colored material that coats the back of the eye?
7. What is the purpose of the tapetum in an animal?
8. What is the gumball shaped structure in the eye?
9. What is the black structure that surrounds the lens called?
10. What is the hole in the iris called?
Watch the following video clip….Meet Your Master: The Brain. Answer the questions that follow. You can start and stop
the video as needed. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vHrmiy4W9C0
1. Scientist Franz Gall came up with the theory of phrenology. Describe what phenology is, do we still use this
theory today?
2. But Gall was onto a major concept…His lasting and correct proposition was that ______?
3. What would happen if you could stimulate different parts of the brain? For example, if I activated the part of
the brain for movement.
4. Some neuroscientists like to say that the mind is what the brain does. What do you think this means?
5. What is the different between your central nervous system and your peripheral nervous system?
6. Describe the curious case of Phineas Gage.
7. But Gage’s friends were saying that Phineas was no longer like himself. Why?
8. What parts of the brain do you think were damaged during the accident? Why?
9. Now you might have heard that we only used about 10 percent of our brains. You know this isn’t true. How
would you explain it to someone who believes that you only use 10% of the brain.
10. The inner core of the brain, sometimes called the "old brain". It is made up of the following parts. What is the
basic function of each part below?
a. brainstem
b. medulla
c. thalamus
d. cerebellum, or "little brain"
11. What parts make up the limbic system?
a. amygdala
b. hypothalamus
c. pituitary gland
d. hippocampus
12. The cerebrum is divided into the _____________ and _______________ hemispheres. It is connected by a
structure called the __________________ _________________________.
13. What does Hank mean when he says, a statement as general as "artistic people use their right brains" is as
useless as saying "artistic people have particularly bumpy heads".
14. The cerebrum is divided into 4 lobes, what are the 4 lobes and what does each one do?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Complete all the questions at each star.
15. Each hemisphere controls the _______________ side of the body, so my left temporal lobe processes sounds
heard through my right ear.
16. Association areas are related to higher mental functions like remembering, thinking, learning, and speaking. You
couldn't just poke one and create a neat response. Why not?
Watch the video about how the eye works and answer the questions.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=K8CTyadPR7I
1. What focuses light as it passes through the eye?
2. What controls the size of the pupils?
3. What happens to the size of the pupil when there is a lot of light? When there is little light?
4. What is the purpose of blinking?
5. What happens to the lens to see something close up? Far away?
6. Where does the lens focus the light?
7. What are two types of cells that are on the back of the eye?
8. How many of each does each eye have?
9. Cones are sensitive to which three colors?
10. What carries messages to the brain?
Watch the video: How does sugar affect the brain?
http://ed.ted.com/lessons/how-sugar-affects-the-brain-nicole-avena#discussion
After watching the video, click the THINK tab and answer the questions. Click the arrow on the right to go to the next
question. Record your answers.
Mouse Party- The Brain on Drugs. Click on the link below and complete the activity.
Describe 3 drugs and how they affected the brain.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/mouse/
BONUS-Crossing the Divide. Click on the link below to learn how neural signals are sent. For 10 bonus points, create a comic
strip with at least 5 boxes to show how neurons communicate.
http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/crossingdivide/
WHEN FINISHED:
Read the infographics How Memory Works and 15 Things You Didn’t know About the Brain.
How Memory Works
http://www.businessinsider.com/infographic-how-memory-works-20121?nr_email_referer=1&utm_source=Triggermail&utm_medium=email&utm_term=War+Room+Select&utm_campaign=
War+Room+Select+2012-01-13
15 Things you didn’t know About the Brain
http://positivemed.com/2012/09/17/15-things-you-didnt-know-about-the-brain/
Watch the first video to learn about color blindness. Take the test with the second one to see if you have color blind
tendencies.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8Aaivktz8G0
Complete all the questions at each star.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EOlmjHLO388
Study about the nervous system:
 http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/madneuron/ Build a Neuron
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AskAQwOBvhc#t=104 What color is the dress? Solved by Science
 http://www.sandlotscience.com/Illusion_Jump_M...
http://www.brainbashers.com/opticalillusions.... Optical Illusions