Units 3C and 11 Videos and Cool Stuff

Meet famous engineer with autism and savant syndrome Temple Grandin in this TED talk:  https://www.ted.com/talks/temple_grandin_the_world_needs_all_kinds_of_minds?language=en



For a fun look at intelligence, check out my YouTube playlist for this unit:  https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLh1g8MKLEqHYHlRIhlhD2K-9lxgsuD2jm


Gardner style Multiple Intelligences Test online:  http://www.bgfl.org/bgfl/custom/resources_ftp/client_ftp/ks3/ict/multiple_int/index.htm

Here's an interview with Howard Gardner discussing the Theory of Multiple Intelligences:  http://www.edutopia.org/multiple-intelligences-howard-gardner-video

Do you qualify for Mensa membership? http://www.us.mensa.org/
Or how about a SCHOLARSHIP? http://www.mensafoundation.org/what-we-do/scholarships/

TEST 3C & 11 MONDAY!

Unit 3B Brain Model Assignment and Links

Brain Model Assignment!

You will be building a 3D model brain using the material of your choice.
Your model will be due on Monday, 10/12.

-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/

-Better yet, if you have an Android or iPhone, you can download the 3D Brain app from The DANA Foundation for free.

This should be fun!!!

(There are 25 structures to label, 2 points per label)

 Frontal lobes
 Motor cortex
 Temporal lobes
 Occipital lobes
 Cerebellum
 Parietal lobes
 Sensory cortex
 Corpus callosum
 Thalamus
 Hypothalamus
 Pituitary gland
 Medulla oblongata
 Hippocampus
 Limbic system
 Brain stem
 Reticular formation
 Amygdala
 Broca’s Area
 Wernicke’s Area
 Pons
 Left hemisphere
 Right hemisphere
 Visual cortex
 Auditory cortex
 Angular gyrus

READING AND HOMEWORK SCHEDULE:
10/1-10/7: PAGES 60 TO 83
10/8: PAGES 84-87
10/8: WORK ON MODEL BRAIN
10/12: PSYCHSIM WS/TUTORIAL
10/13: PAGES 88-93 (REVIEW FOR TEST)

Extra Credit Brain Song or Cheer:

Write a neuroscience song to the tune of any pop song released in the last year (2013-2014). Your song must include terms and concepts from unit 3A and/or 3B, and it should be informative!
Cheerleaders may instead do a fun and informative cheer.

TED Talks!!!

Whenever you get a chance, watch 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


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

Post any other cool links you find in the comments below!

Format for Unit 3A and Unit 3B Flashcards

Keep an eye out for the reading schedule. Also, bring candy to class on Tuesday for our Candy Neurons group activity. (Four students to a group; plan together what candy each person can contribute for the assignment.)

Cards Unit 3A, 3B

For units 3A and 3B, some terms can be done the way you normally do your cards, but others are anatomical parts that you might not find names and examples for. If you have an anatomical term like "axon," use the format below. You need to have 6 things on the back of each card still. 

Front
1. Term
2. Key word or mnemonic
3. Initials

Back 
1. Definition
2. SKETCH! If the term can be sketched (if it's a part of a neuron or a part of the brain), do a little sketch with an arrow pointing to the part. You may copy illustrations from the book. Otherwise, write a detail from the book that is important.
3. Normal Function (what this thing does normally)
4. Possible Malfunction (what could go wrong related to this thing, or describe any possible related disorders)
5. How does it interact with other structures
6. Class notes

TERMS TO ADD:
1. Make a card for each of the neurotransmitters in the neurotransmitter chart in the first section. 
2. ALSO please add a card for every term that is in italics in the reading and for all terms in charts.
3. Also be sure to add a concept card for any section in the reading that doesn't have a vocab card. You need to know EVERYTHING in the textbook!

Unit 7A Study Guide

UNIT 7A POWERPOINT SLIDES FROM CLASS:
https://docs.google.com/file/d/0B4xdTlrmZTl3WUlKNjFSVmRYd3c/edit?usp=sharing

YOUR UNIT 7A TEST IS TOMORROW, FRIDAY, 9/25

Online quizzes for practice: worthpublishers.com/myersap1e

VIDEOS

Crash Course (two ten-min videos)
1. How we make memories  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bSycdIx-C48
2. Remembering and forgetting https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HVWbrNls-Kw

TED TALKS: 
Elizabeth Loftus on eyewitness memory  http://www.ted.com/talks/elizabeth_loftus_the_fiction_of_memory?language=en
Peter Doolittle on working memory
http://www.ted.com/talks/peter_doolittle_how_your_working_memory_makes_sense_of_the_world?language=en

Animation: What happens when hippocampus is removed https://www.pinterest.com/pin/119908408804060604/

Clive Wearing Videos http://www.learner.org/resources/series150.html#

What is Alzheimer's disease? (3 minutes) http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Wv9jrk-gXc&feature=youtube_gdata_player
Experiencing Alzheimer's (8 minutes)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LL_Gq7Shc-Y&feature=youtube_gdata_player

AUDIO 

Patient HM's story on NPR http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=7584970

Earworms
In class, we mentioned earworms- those annoying songs that get stuck in your head as a result of automatic encoding. Some of our earworms were:
- free credit report .com
- get connected, for free, at education connection!
- the Spongebob theme song

Take a listen to the interview with a psychologist who collects and studies earworms:
http://www.npr.org/2012/03/12/148460545/why-that-song-gets-stuck-in-your-head

Or check out this article:

http://m.psychologytoday.com/blog/why-music-moves-us/201202/where-do-earworms-come

Then post your most bothersome earworms in the comments below!