Memory WebQuest Part 1

Memory WebQuest – Part 1

Go to the website Exploratorium: The Memory Exhibition (http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html).

Under Features, click on “Sheep Brain Dissection: The Anatomy of Memory” and answer the questions below as you read through the slides. To move to the next slide, click next on the left hand side.

1) What is the cortex of the brain? What does it contain? What is its function?

2) What is the difference between working memory and long term memory?

3) What is the prefrontal cortex and its responsibility in memory function?

4) What is the hippocampus and its responsibility in terms of memory function?

5) What is the cerebellum and its responsibility in terms of memory function?

Play Memory Games at The Memory Exhibition (http://www.exploratorium.edu/memory/index.html Under Online Exhibits, click on “Don’t Forget! Playing Games with Memory.”

1) First game – Memory Solitaire. How did you do? Did you expect to do better or worse?

2) Click the Continue button and read about how you can improve your memory in the section Ways to Remember. What does elaborative encoding mean?

3) Second Game/Activity-“Tell Yourself a Story”. What happened? Why does making up a story help you remember things better and for longer?

4) Third Activity- Wander Around Your House – Note: You cannot actually “walk” around your house in this demo. Please use your imagination. When you are done, describe the history behind the memory trick you used in this game in the space below.

Go to http://www.improvememory.org/games

1) Spend about 10 minutes playing any of the games on this site. While you play, think about how playing games such as these can improve our memory. In the space below list how you think these games can benefit your brain/memory?

2) Now go to http://www.improvememory.org/how-to-increase-memory/brain-games-work What does this article say about the benefits of playing memory games?

Now go to http://time.com/3423009/brain-games-keep-my-mind-sharp/

3) What does this article argue is the key to keeping our memory strong as we age? (Hint: It’s not the games you just played)