Unit Plan: The Human BrainPREPARED BY:

CARMEN DIAL

Analyzing the learner:•High school biology (14-18 years old)

•Non-honors course

•Could have wide range of learning styles and backgrounds

•Limited time with students per day

Objective:The high school biology students will describe the basic anatomy of the human brain as well as its functions through various online resourses, mnemonic devises, games, lecture, PowerPoints, and demonstrate knowledge with a final visual group presentation of the students choice of media to the class and teachers after five days of instruction and collaboration with other students with 93% accuracy or above.

The Human Brain: Day by Day1. Amazing Facts, open Q & A, unit project introduction

2. Anatomy: Lobes, regional function, vocabulary

3. Anatomy: Cranial Nerves, Central Nervous System

4. Project Day I: Project Assignment Work Day

5. Project Day II: Project Assignment Presentation & Evaluation

Use of Technology•YouTube Videos

•SmartBoard

•Interactive websites featuring anatomy

Work Cited: Resources•Colleagues

•Text books

•YouTube

•Education World (http://www.educationworld.com)

•The Whole Brain Atlas (http://www.med.harvard.edu/AANLIB/home.html)