8th Grade Life Science

The Storm Within TSWBAT

1. View a video about a young boy with a degenerative disease that requires the removal of a large part of the brain:  Brain Plasticity Video

2. Answer focus questions about the video to better understand the symptoms, tests, and recovery the boy went through

3. Discuss the brain imaging techniques they used on the boy and the impact the seizures had on his life

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

22. Section 1 Reinforcement The Nervous System/ Key Terms Control & Coordination

Reaction Time TSWBAT

1. Students time their reaction to a visual stimuli by catching a piece of paper when it begins to fall.

2. Understand that neurons are the basic cell of the nervous system and to the transmission of messages from neuron to neuron.

3. Journal entry: Describe the reaction time activity and how and you and your group's reaction time improved

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

22. Section 1 Reinforcement The Nervous System/ Key Terms Control & Coordination
Use Text Ch. 21

Science Current Event due Friday

Impulse Relay TSWBAT

1. Distinguish between sensory neurons, interneurons, and motor neurons  as cells that carry messages to and from the brain

2. Act out the neurotransmission of a stimulus/ response message via a simulated pathway and attempt to improve their reaction time

3. Go over : 22. Section 1 Reinforcement The Nervous System/ Key Terms Control & Coordination

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

Brain & Senses Review TSWBAT

1. Prepare a review sheet (23 Brain & Senses Review) of terms and possible questions in preparation for the upcoming test

2. Understand that studying requires using multiple senses, practice, and repetition to create learning and memory in the brain
NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

Quiz Friday:The three types of neurons, the parts of a neuron (cell body, dendrite, axon, synapse),
Nervous System Disorders, Brain Imaging

23 Brain & Senses Review