Understanding the Human Brain Reading Passages and Engaging Activities

Engage students in learning about the human brain using these reading passages, scaffolded graphic organizers, and hands on activities. Students will review their knowledge of the brain, parts of the brain and their function, where they are located, and participate in several brain activities. All passages come with two graphic organizers, scaffolded already to allow you to differentiate among various learners in your classroom.

What’s Included?

• 45 Total Pages focusing on the Brain
• Student Reflection Sheet on their Learning (I Used to Think...Now I Think...)
• Reading Passages on the Brain & Scaffolded Graphic Organizers
• Brain Review Informal Assessment
• Label the Brain Diagram
• Right or Left Brain Dominance Quiz
• Learning Style Inventory
• Introvert vs. Extrovert Quiz
• Logic Riddles
• Brain Analogies
• Brain Six Thinking Hats
• Your Brain at the Movies
• The Stroop Effect
• All Answer Keys
• *All student worksheets are black & white

Students will review:

• Parts and Functions of the Brain: Cerebrum, Cerebellum, Medulla, Hypothalamus, Pituitary Gland, Amygdala
• Two Halves of the Brain and their differences
• Frontal, Temporal, Occipital, Parietal Lobes
• Left vs. Right Brain Dominance
• Learning Styles: Auditory, Visual, Kinesthetic
• Introvert vs. Extrovert
• Logic Riddles, Brain Analogies, and a Six Thinking Hat on the Brain
• Your Brain at the Movies – What occurs in your brain when you take a trip to the movies
• The Stroop Effect

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