Unit 9 (Developmental Psych) Slides and Piaget Cognitive Development Chart

Here is your chart to complete for Piaget's Theory of Cognitive Development:
https://docs.google.com/document/d/13-1jbywhCilhpuLavwQu1zvRciG53lF0cPWL_0b9Oqc/edit?usp=sharing

Here are my Unit 9 slides for class discussion:
https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B4xdTlrmZTl3a0ljR2UtZlkyeWs/edit?usp=sharing

Developmental Psych (Unit 9) and stuff that might change your life...

Hey guys! If you haven't yet checked out any TED talks, this would be a great time to find out what everyone else in class is so excited about. Your future self will look back and thank you for watching these!

Amy Cuddy: Your body language shapes who you are

http://www.ted.com/talks/amy_cuddy_your_body_language_shapes_who_you_are.html?fb_ref=talk

Meg Jay: Why 30 is not the new 20

http://www.ted.com/talks/meg_jay_why_30_is_not_the_new_20.html?fb_ref=talk

Sarah-Jayne Blakemore: The mysterious workings of the adolescent brain

http://www.ted.com/talks/sarah_jayne_blakemore_the_mysterious_workings_of_the_adolescent_brain.html

Alison Gopnik: What do babies think?

http://www.ted.com/talks/alison_gopnik_what_do_babies_think.html

Natalie Warne: Being young and making an impact

http://www.ted.com/talks/natalie_warne_being_young_and_making_an_impact.html

Have a comment about any of these videos? Have you seen something awesome online related to how we develop from womb to tomb? Post in the comments below!

Unit 3A&B Extra Credit and TED Talks

Extra Credit Brain Model Assignment! (Option A)
You will be building a 3D model brain using the material of your choice.
Your model will be due on Thursday 10/10, which is also TEST DAY.

-Your brain can be made out of anything you want (clay, ceramic, foam) EXCEPT FOR FOOD. You may NOT use food or anything that is perishable to build your brain.
-You may work with a partner. You may work with someone who has AP psych another period.
-You may create a standing 3D model, a hanging 3D model, or a 3D model that lays flat.
-Your goal is to develop a model that identifies specific structures of the human brain. The structures that you must identify are listed below.
-You may either number the parts of your model and make a key, or you may label them directly on the model.
-Your model should be approximately life-sized and split in half so that we can see the inner sides of both hemispheres. You might want to label the inside of one hemisphere and the outside of the other hemisphere. You don't need to label the same structure twice on the two hemispheres.
-HERE'S A 3D BRAIN MODEL ONLINE YOU CAN ROTATE AND LOOK AT FOR REFERENCE: http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/3d/
-Also, if you have an Android or iPhone, you can download the 3D Brain app from The DANA Foundation for free.

This should be fun!!!

(1 point per structure)

1. Frontal lobe
2. Parietal lobe
3. Temporal lobe
4. Occipital lobe
5. Cerebellum
6. Motor cortex
7. Sensory cortex
8. Corpus callosum
9. Thalamus
10. Hypothalamus
11. Pituitary gland
12. Medulla
13. Hippocampus
14. Limbic system
15. Brain stem
16. Reticular Formation
17. Amygdala
18. Broca’s Area
19. Wernicke’s Area
20. Pons
21. Left hemisphere
22. Right hemisphere
23. Visual cortex
24. Auditory cortex
25. Angular gyrus

Option B: Extra Credit Brain Song:
Write a neuroscience song to the tune of any pop song released in the last year (2012-2013). Your song must include terms and concepts from unit 3A and/or 3B!

TED Talks!!!

Whenever you get a chance, take a listen to a few TED Talks. Start with these, but there are so many good ones relevant to your chapter!

The home page is http://www.ted.com/ or you could download the TED app on your smartphone.

and you should start with Jill Bolte Taylor's "Stroke of Insight" talk:
http://www.ted.com/talks/lang/en/jill_bolte_taylor_s_powerful_stroke_of_insight.html

then you might like Iain McGilchrist's Divided Brain:
http://www.ted.com/talks/iain_mcgilchrist_the_divided_brain.html

and Helen Fisher: The Brain in Love
http://www.ted.com/talks/helen_fisher_studies_the_brain_in_love.html

and for my musicians and rappers, Charles Limb: Your Brain on Improv:
http://www.ted.com/talks/charles_limb_your_brain_on_improv.html

And here are some places you might go to get lost for days looking at cool stuff:

http://www.brainfacts.org/

My psych board on Pinterest:
http://www.pinterest.com/lara14387/psychology/

The secret life of the brain:
http://www.pbs.org/wnet/brain/index.html

You may also enjoy some other items I've bookmarked for this unit: http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=2098565

Neuroscience rocks! Unit 3A/3B

 Brain mnemonics chart:
 https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4xdTlrmZTl3NmVkZmFmODAtODA5Yi00YWNlLTk4ODMtNDBlZGUxYWZiNGM3/edit?usp=sharing

All kinds of fun stuff:
http://www.ikeepbookmarks.com/browse.asp?folder=2098565

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