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Course, Subject

Biology/Living Environment, Math, Science & Technology, Science (NYS P-12)

Author

PBS - NOVA

Materials

• Golf balls or tennis balls (enough so that 2 students can each share one)
• pencils
• computers w/ internet access
• Student Handout
• Answer Key to Student Handout

Description

This web-based practice can be used as a review for students or for the students to investigate find their own definitions for the brain. The students can click on parts of the brain and will be given a definition. After they learn about the parts of the brain, they can answer questions to a few scenarios with patients that have had head trauma.

Website(s)

NOVA - Coma

Duration

20 minutes

Procedure

1. Give each student a handout and make sure they put their name on it.
2. Have students go to the website Coma; each student should have their own computer.
3. Tell students to click on Brain Geography . This is where they will do the assignment.
4. Students will answer questions from the website about the brain.
5. When they are done answering questions from the worksheet, they can answer the questions to the scenarios about brain trauma. Here, students get to diagnose what part of the brain a person injured.
6. Once students are finished, collect their papers and use your own grading scale.

Related Academic Standards

New York State

S.MS.LS.1.3 Students who demonstrate understanding Construct an explanation supported by evidence for how the body is composed of interacting systems consisting of cells, tissues, and organs working together to maintain homeostasis.

MST4.I.LE.1.2 Students explain the functioning of the major human organ systems and their interactions.

MST4.C.LE.LE.1.2 Students describe and explain the structures and functions of the human body at different organizational levels (e.g., systems, tissues, cells, organelles).