EQ: What are the structures of the brain

and what do they control?

BR: Besides for “thinking” what types of things do you think your brain controls?

OWrite an explanation for each of the parts of the brain on the graphic organizer

OUse page 63 and handout: Outline and label parts of brain on diagram.

OHW: Draw a picture or symbol which represents what each part does

Essential Question: What does the cerebral cortex do?

OBR: If you had to give up one sense (sight, touch, or hearing) which would you give up and why?

Cerebral Cortex

OThinking center of the brainOCoordinates all other areas ODivided into 2 cerebral

hemispheres which are connected at the corpus callosum

O4 lobes

OBrain is cross wired: Right hemisphere controls movement and feeling in the left side of body and vice versa

On back of handout copy this chart

Lobe Functions

Results if damaged

Lobe stationsO Oh the joy!!!O Go to each station. O Try the activityO Discuss questionsO Take notes

Occipital Lobe: Can you see the hidden picture?

Occipital Lobe: Can you see the hidden picture?

What does occipital lobe control?

Occipital LobesOVisual regionOAllows you to

experience shapes, color, and motion

ODamage can cause blindness

OGet a partnerOOne partner close their eyes and the other puts an object on their desk

OTry to guess what the object is

OSwitch roles

What do the parietal lobes control?

Parietal LobesOTouch and

sensationOHow you

experience yourself in space around you

ODamage can affect sense of touch

Read the page on your desk

O What do the frontal lobes control?

Frontal lobesO Coordination of

movement O higher mental

processes such as planning, social skills, emotional control, and abstract thinking

O Left: positive feelings

O Right: negative feelings

O Damage causes personality changes

Listen to videoO What do temporal lobes control?

Temporal LobesOHearing and

languageODamage can

cause difficulty in understanding what words and sentences mean

Reflection:

OWhich lobe would you least want damaged?

OWhy?