Neuro with J

This is a lesson plan/slideshow for the beginning of an introductory Neuroscience course at the high-school level.The theme of this subunit is how reflexes work, and it includes a reflex lab.Students use this "anchoring phenomenon" to learn about the major divisions of the nervous system. The last day, Day 3, connects reflexes to walking and then introduces the cerebellum (and it's potential connection to autism).Slides include step-by-step instruction, activities, and notes for students, intend

This is a lesson plan/slideshow for the beginning of a thematic unit on learning & memory. The theme of this first unit is how elite memory athletes are able to memorize so much so fast while other individuals, like Patient HM, may be unable to form new memories at all! Students use this "anchoring phenomenon" to learn about the major parts of the cerebrum, the hippocampus, and the amygdala.Slides include step-by-step instruction, activities, and notes for students, intended to be projected thro

This is a lesson plan/slideshow for the middle of a thematic unit on learning & memory. The theme of this second slideshow is how important sleep is (especially to high-schoolers!) for memory consolidation.Students use this "anchoring phenomenon" to learn about synapses and EEG's.Slides include step-by-step instruction, activities, and notes for students, intended to be projected throughout class time. In the notes section of each slide are additional notes for the teacher, suggested scripts, an

The Unit 1 (Learning & Memory) Project is the summative assessment for the 1st unit of my introductory Neuroscience course. It is intended to replace a summative exam for this unit.This version of the project is open-ended. Students are given the particular learning objectives from the unit, and told to demonstrate their understanding of them via a final product of their choice. Students are given ideas of products to create, but ultimately, the final product is up to them. This gives students m