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NeuroscienceStudents explore vocabulary and activities about the interrelation of Neuroscience and STEM disciplines. |
Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Transitions and UnityStudents practice these skills to develop cohesive, fluid writing. |
Note-takingStudents learn strategies for note-taking, including common abbreviations and organizational strategies. |
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Math VocabularyLessons introduce algebra vocabulary from variables to function, and students practice these words in exercises. |
Essay Writing and PresentationsStudents produce multiple essays, focusing on topics such as AI. Students also give a Problem / Solution essay examining potential future issues that could arise with the advancement of neuroscience. |
Unit Introduction | Reading | Listening |
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3-1 STEM EverywhereStudents discuss the STEM in careers and disciplines before watching a video on the prevalence of STEM. 3-2 Cloning, 20 Years After DollyStudents watch a video on the development of cloning in the last two decades and hold a discussion. |
3-1 Nerve CellsA reading about nerve cells with multiple comprehension and vocabulary exercises. 3-2 NeuralinkStudents do a brief vocabulary listening and hold a discussion before being assigned a link to read on the topic of biotechnology. 3-3 Cockroaches, Cyborgs and Mind ControlThe vocabulary-intensive reading and exercise practices word forms, reading for main ideas and reading for details. The reading itself centers around an interview with Greg Gage, a pioneer in neuroscience and co-founder of Backyard Brains. 3-4 Neurons and WillpowerStudents read an article on how willpower--particularly our ability to resist food temptations--is largely controlled by neurons. Students practice summarizing and response writing in the exercise. |
3-1 Nerve CellsA listening about nerve cells with multiple comprehension and vocabulary exercises. 3-2 TetrodotoxinThis listening is a short lecture on a neurotoxin found in pufferfish. The exercise practices listening for word forms. 3-3 Academic Listening Skills: Note-taking OrganizationStudents practice note-taking strategies for main ideas and organization with several short listening passages. 3-4 Academic Listening Skills: Note-taking AbbreviationsStudents practice note-taking strategies using common abbreviations while listening to several short listening passages. 3-5 Academic Listening Skills: Note-taking AbbreviationsStudents continue practice note-taking strategies using common abbreviations. |
Media & Tech | Math | Use of English |
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3-1 An Affordable 3D-Printed ArmStudents watch a video on advancements in prosthetics and complete a variety of vocabulary and comprehension exercises. 3-2 DIY NeuroscienceIn this TED Talk, Greg Gage discusses his goal of making neuroscience studies affordable and available and performs an exciting demonstration of the power of brain impulses. The activities focus on vocabulary and comprehension. |
3-1 Algebra: VariablesA lesson and exercises introducing key vocabulary used in algebra, focusing on variables. 3-2 Algebra: Linear Equations and FunctionsStudents learn and practice vocabulary and pronunciation for words related to linear equations and functions. 3-3 Math Review: Real World PracticeStudents read an abstract from a study published in Frontiers of Human Neuroscience. Students answer comprehension topics about the abstract and its relation to algebra.
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3-1 Careers in NeuroscienceStudents explore links to descriptions of five different neuroscience careers and document their findings. 3-2 PresentationStudents research potential problems that could arise with advances in neuroscience and create a 5-10 minute Problem / Solution slideshow presentation about how their findings. |
Writing | ||
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3-1 Academic Writing: Summarizing and ParaphrasingStudents review summarizing and paraphrasing and learn strategies for incorporating these in their writing. 3-2 Academic Writing: TransitionsStudents practice transition words and phrases to move between ideas within an essay. 3-3 Paragraph UnityStudents learn how to write and check paragraphs and essays for cohesion. 3-4 EssayStudents use the writing skills they've learned in this unit to write an essay about AI and human cognition. |