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8th Grade Life Science

Textbook Glencoe Life Science Textbook Link of the Week Neuroscience For Kids: The Nervous System
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Foss Lab Worksheets Textbook Online User Name: Life Password: z8bRAfezeY

 

Week 8

Date Objective/ Procedure Handouts/ Labs Homework
10/20 Scavenger Hunt Through the Nervous System  TSWBAT

(Day 1)

1. 1. Go over the Nervous System Note taking worksheets & part 1 of the Scavenger Hunt to review the terminology and processes of the NS.

2. Learn about the central & peripheral nervous system by participating in activities online

3. Answer questions about the  CNS & PNS after exploring the website: Neuroscience For Kids: The Nervous System

Click Here to begin the Scavenger Hunt: Nervous system

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

15.Central Nervous system Worksheet / Peripheral Nervous System Worksheet

16. Neurons Worksheet / Nervous System Disorders Worksheet


Science Current Event due Friday

15.Central Nervous system Worksheet / Peripheral Nervous System Worksheet

 

10/21

Lobes of the Brain TSWBAT

1. View Parts of the Brain Video  to review the 3 main parts of the brain (cerebrum, cerebellum, brain stems) & the 4 lobes of the cerebrum (frontal, parietal, temporal, occipital)

2. Take notes on structure and function of the 4 lobes of the brain and the Limbic System & go over 11.  Overview Nervous System/ Control & Coordination

3.Label and color the parts of the brain to identify the Frontal, Parietal, Temporal, and Occipital lobes

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

17. Divisions of the Brain/ The Brain- Lobes

 

 

 

Science Current Event due Friday
10/22

Scavenger Hunt Through the Nervous System TSWBAT

(Day 2)

1. Go on an Internet tour of the Nervous System

2. Learn about neurons by participating in activities online

3. Answer questions about neurons after exploring the website: Neuroscience For Kids: The Nervous System

Click Here to begin the Scavenger Hunt: Nervous system
NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

16. Neurons Worksheet / Nervous System Disorders Worksheet

18. Chapter Review Part 2/ Eye & Brain Crossword

18. Chapter Review Part 2/ Eye & Brain Crossword
10/23

The Teenage Brain-1 TSWBAT

1. Discuss the dangers of how depressants such as drugs and alcohol affect the brain: Teenage Brain Video 1, Risk Taking Video, Teenage Brain Video 2 (Drugs and Alcohol)

2. Understand how the teenager's frontal lobe differs from an adult and how it affects decision making, concentrating, and emotional responses

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

19. Teenage Brain Packet

18. Chapter Review Part 2/ Eye & Brain Crossword
Science Current Event due Friday

10/24

The Teenage Brain-2  TSWBAT

1. Understand how the teenager's frontal lobe differs from an adult and how it affects decision making, concentrating, and emotional responses

2. Complete: 19. Teenage Brain Packet to better understand how teenager's are wired and how it affects decisions about drugs/ alcohol and other life choices

NJCCCS 5.1  & 5.5

 

 

 

 

 

Science Current Event due

19. Teenage Brain Packet

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