Unit II Topic/Focus Area

Parts and Functions of the Brain

Compelling Question
What is really known about the brain?
Illinois Learning Standards for Social Science
SS.Psy.1.9-12 Identify scientific methodologies utilized in psychological research, SS.Psy.6.9-12 Identify and apply psychological thinking to personal and
societal experiences and issues.

Lesson Plan #1 Model Lesson Plan #3 Model Lesson Plan #4 Model

Lesson #1 Topic/Focus Area
Lower-level Brain
Supporting Question #1
What are the parts and functions of
the lover-level brain?
Formative Performance Task #1
Parts of the Brain ColorSheet
Lesson Plan #2 Model
Lesson #3 Topic/Focus Area
Research Methods
Supporting Question #2
How is the brain researched and
studied today?
Formative Performance Task #2
Partner Discussion
Lesson #2 Topic/Focus Area
Cerebral Cortex/ Left and Right
Hemisphere
Supporting Question #3
Is there really difference in
functioning between the left and
right hemispheres of the brain?
Formative Performance Task #3
In-class Simulation
Lesson #4 Topic/Focus Area
Football and the Brain
Supporting Question #4
How do the quantity and quality of
todays injuries, especially those to
the head, compare to those of the
past?
Formative Performance Task #4
Socratic Seminar

Primary Source Document (min of 1) Primary Source Document (min of 1) Primary Source Document (min of 1) Primary Source Document (min of 1)
The Brain and Learning Website Phineas Gage Article, in Text Time Magazine Effect of Drugs on Thomas EdisonPrinceton vs. Yale
the Brain Interview Football Video