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Friday, April 24th, 2026
Please welcome the guest teacher!
Do Now
Grab a quarter sheet off the homework table. Complete the top portion of the goal sheet (grade, missing assignments, goals)
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Today you will have GWT. Please use your time wisely and focus on missing work from this class first! If you do not have any missing work from this class (Horray🎉), then you can work on assignments from other classes or use this time for a quiet activity such as reading. Voices should be off or at a very low level.
Exit Ticket
Complete the bottom half of the goal sheet and submit at the door.
Thursday, April 23rd, 2026
Today you will need: notebook, pencil, Healthy Sleep & Recovery and Sleep Clears B-amyloid worksheets
Driving question: What does a lack of sleep do to the brain?
Do Now
Turn & talk - What's all the hype about getting a good nights sleep? Why is sleep so important?
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Watch this video and learn why staying up late and pulling all-nighters is bad for the brain.
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Read and discuss the Sleep Clears B-Amyloid from the Brain document.
Follow up questions -
What was this study about (i.e. what were the scientists researching)?
What were the variables?
How would you desribe the difference between awake and sleeping mice in terms of AB clearence?
Is there a significant difference in the rate of clearance between sleeping and anesthetized mice?
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Read the Healthy Sleep & Recovery: Boosting Teen Wellness document and answer the questions that follow. This assignment is due tomorrow.
Exit Ticket
Complete the project survey
Wednesday, April 22nd, 2026
Today you will need: notebook, pencil
Driving question: What are the functions of the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland?
Do Now
Write down the following questions in your notebook using the Cornell style note-taking format.
1. Where is the hypothalamus located?
2. What does the hypothalamus control?
3. Where is the pituitary gland located?
4. What is the pituitary gland sometimes called?
5. What are some of the functions of the pituitary gland?
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Watch this video on the hypothalamus and the pituitary gland. Answer the questions you wrote in your notebook.
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Brain bingo!
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You will be creating a 3d model of. human brain. Exlpore the options listed below and decide which one you would like to make. You can modify these ideas to create your own!
1. clay brain model (if you choose this option you will need to find a way to label the parts of the brain)
2. cardboard brain model with labels
3. cardboard upright brain model with key
Tuesday, April 21st, 2026
Today you will need: Perception Deception worksheet, notebook, pencil, eraser
Driving question: How much of the world that we see is actually real?
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Watch this how-to-draw-a-brain tutorial and sketch one in your notebook (or a blank piece of paper). Be sure to label all the parts!
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Notes on the brainstem (midbrain, pons, and medulla oblongata)
Last
Watch the next section of the Perception Deception documentary and complete the corresponding worksheet.
Exit Ticket
What are the three main structures of the brainstem?
Friday, April 17th, 2026
Today you will need: Neuroplasticity: The Brain's Ability to Adapt document, Perception Deception worksheet, writing utensil
Driving question: How much of the world that we see is actually real?
Do Now
Turn and talk - how would you define consciousness?
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Finish annotating the document Neuroplasticity: The Brain's Ability to Adapt and be ready to share out titles from pages 3 and 4 (10 min).
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Share out titles creations from the reading (left side annotations).
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Watch this video Perception Deception and complete the corresponding worksheet.
Exit Ticket
What was something you found interesting from the video?
Thursday, April 16th, 2026
Today you will need: Neuroplasticity: The Brain's Ability to Adapt document, writing utensil
Driving question: What is neuroplasticity?
Do Now
Check-in on reading and annotation progress.
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Watch this video on neuroplasticity.
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Continue reading and annotating.
Share out titles creations from the reading (left side annotations).
Exit Ticket
Lesson summary: one word, one sentence, five bullet points.
Wednesday, April 15th, 2026
Today you will need: Neuroplasticity: The Brain's Ability to Adapt document, writing utensil
Driving question: What is neuroplasticity?
Do Now
Have you heard of the term neuroplasticity? What does it mean?
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Watch this video introduction to neuroplasticity.
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Read the document Neuroplasticity: The Brain's Ability to Adapt. Create titles and summaries for all paragraphs in the space provided in the margins of the document.
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Complete the multiple choice questions related to the topic.
Exit Ticket
What's the coolest thing you learned or tried after watching a YouTube or a TikTok video?
Tuesday, April 14th, 2026
Today you will need: lobes of the brain worksheet, writing utensil
Driving question: What is the limbic system?
Do Now
Turn and talk - what is the function of Broca's area and Wernicke's area?
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Additional notetaking on the lobes of the brain worksheet. Then complete the questions on the backside. You may discuss the questions with your tablemates.
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Watch this video and note the components of the limbic system and the functions of the thalamus and the hypothalamus.
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Explore models of the brain and see how many parts you and a partner can name.
Exit Ticket
Name four components of the limbic system.
Monday, April 13th, 2026
Today you will need: lobes of the brain worksheet, writing utensil
Learning objective: Be able to identify the lobes of the brain and their functions
Do Now
Turn and talk -
1. Review the hand model of the brain with your partner.
2. Discuss what Dr. Siegel meant when he demonstrating what happens when a persons "lid gets flipped"?
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Discuss class results of the reaction time lab.
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Watch this video on the brain: the cerebrum and cerebellum, and complete the lobes and thier functions worksheet
Exit Ticket ⬆️
Tuesday, April 7th, 2026
Today you will need: The reaction time lab worksheet and a 12" ruler
Learning objective: The functions of the nervous system and reptilian vs. mammilian brain
Do Now
Quick jot - what are some aspects, or curiosities, of the human brain that interest you?
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Watch the hand model of the brain video.
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Turn and teach - teach someone how to use their hand as a model of their brain. Give as much detail as you can. Then, switch partners and turn and be taught (if you were the teacher last time, this time you will be the student).
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Complete the reaction time lab activity with a partner
Exit Ticket
Show me the hand model of the brain at the door.
Monday, April 6th, 2026
Learning objective: Introduction to the CNS and PNS
Do Now
Turn and talk - refresh our memories - what is the difference between the old and new brain?
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fifteen minutes to finish the CNS and PNS divisions worksheet
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Watch this video and take your chances at the money grab challenge
Complete the Function of the Nervous System notes
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Begin the reaction time lab activity
Exit Ticket ⬆️
Thursday, April 2nd, 2026
Learning objective: Introduction to the CNS and PNS
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Watch this Crash Course video about the brain.
Follow up questions: what is meant by the "old brain"?
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Complete the CNS and PNS divisions worksheet
Exit Ticket ⬆️
Wednesday, April 1st, 2026
Learning objective: Introduction to the nervous system
Do Now
Turn and talk - what do you think are some compnonets or functions of the nervous system?
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Watch this Crash Course video about the nervous system. Sketch and take notes on the flowing: a flow chart of the nervous system and it's divisions, a neuron with it's parts labeled, glial cells, and types of neurons.
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CNS and PNS divisions worksheet
Exit Ticket
What are some differences between the CNS and the PNS?
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