3-0 Objectives & Sequence

Unit Objectives
Neuroscience Students explore vocabulary and activities about the interrelation of Neuroscience and STEM disciplines.	Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Transitions and Unity Students practice these skills to develop cohesive, fluid writing.	Note-taking Students learn strategies for note-taking, including common abbreviations and organizational strategies.
Math Vocabulary Lessons introduce algebra vocabulary from variables to function, and students practice these words in exercises.	Essay Writing and Presentations Students 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 Objectives

Neuroscience

Students explore vocabulary and activities about the interrelation of Neuroscience and STEM disciplines.

Summarizing, Paraphrasing, Transitions and Unity

Students practice these skills to develop cohesive, fluid writing.

Note-taking

Students learn strategies for note-taking, including common abbreviations and organizational strategies.

Math Vocabulary

Lessons introduce algebra vocabulary from variables to function, and students practice these words in exercises.

Essay Writing and Presentations

Students 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
3-1 STEM Everywhere Students discuss the STEM in careers and disciplines before watching a video on the prevalence of STEM. 3-2 Cloning, 20 Years After Dolly Students watch a video on the development of cloning in the last two decades and hold a discussion.	3-1 Nerve Cells A reading about nerve cells with multiple comprehension and vocabulary exercises. 3-2 Neuralink Students 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 Control The 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 Willpower Students 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 Cells A listening about nerve cells with multiple comprehension and vocabulary exercises. 3-2 Tetrodotoxin This 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 Organization Students practice note-taking strategies for main ideas and organization with several short listening passages. 3-4 Academic Listening Skills: Note-taking Abbreviations Students practice note-taking strategies using common abbreviations while listening to several short listening passages. 3-5 Academic Listening Skills: Note-taking Abbreviations Students continue practice note-taking strategies using common abbreviations.

Unit Introduction

Reading

Listening

3-1 STEM Everywhere

Students discuss the STEM in careers and disciplines before watching a video on the prevalence of STEM.

3-2 Cloning, 20 Years After Dolly

Students watch a video on the development of cloning in the last two decades and hold a discussion.

3-1 Nerve Cells

A reading about nerve cells with multiple comprehension and vocabulary exercises.

3-2 Neuralink

Students 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 Control

The 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 Willpower

Students 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 Cells

A listening about nerve cells with multiple comprehension and vocabulary exercises.

3-2 Tetrodotoxin

This 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 Organization

Students practice note-taking strategies for main ideas and organization with several short listening passages.

3-4 Academic Listening Skills: Note-taking Abbreviations

Students practice note-taking strategies using common abbreviations while listening to several short listening passages.

3-5 Academic Listening Skills: Note-taking Abbreviations

Students continue practice note-taking strategies using common abbreviations.

Media & Tech	Math	Use of English
3-1 An Affordable 3D-Printed Arm Students watch a video on advancements in prosthetics and complete a variety of vocabulary and comprehension exercises. 3-2 DIY Neuroscience In 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: Variables A lesson and exercises introducing key vocabulary used in algebra, focusing on variables. 3-2 Algebra: Linear Equations and Functions Students learn and practice vocabulary and pronunciation for words related to linear equations and functions. 3-3 Math Review: Real World Practice Students read an abstract from a study published in Frontiers of Human Neuroscience. Students answer comprehension topics about the abstract and its relation to algebra.	3-1 Careers in Neuroscience Students explore links to descriptions of five different neuroscience careers and document their findings. 3-2 Presentation Students research potential problems that could arise with advances in neuroscience and create a 5-10 minute Problem / Solution slideshow presentation about how their findings.

Media & Tech

Math

Use of English

3-1 An Affordable 3D-Printed Arm

Students watch a video on advancements in prosthetics and complete a variety of vocabulary and comprehension exercises.

3-2 DIY Neuroscience

In 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: Variables

A lesson and exercises introducing key vocabulary used in algebra, focusing on variables.

3-2 Algebra: Linear Equations and Functions

Students learn and practice vocabulary and pronunciation for words related to linear equations and functions.

3-3 Math Review: Real World Practice

Students read an abstract from a study published in Frontiers of Human Neuroscience. Students answer comprehension topics about the abstract and its relation to algebra.

3-1 Careers in Neuroscience

Students explore links to descriptions of five different neuroscience careers and document their findings.

3-2 Presentation

Students 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
3-1 Academic Writing: Summarizing and Paraphrasing Students review summarizing and paraphrasing and learn strategies for incorporating these in their writing. 3-2 Academic Writing: Transitions Students practice transition words and phrases to move between ideas within an essay. 3-3 Paragraph Unity Students learn how to write and check paragraphs and essays for cohesion. 3-4 Essay Students use the writing skills they've learned in this unit to write an essay about AI and human cognition.

Writing

3-1 Academic Writing: Summarizing and Paraphrasing

Students review summarizing and paraphrasing and learn strategies for incorporating these in their writing.

3-2 Academic Writing: Transitions

Students practice transition words and phrases to move between ideas within an essay.

3-3 Paragraph Unity

Students learn how to write and check paragraphs and essays for cohesion.

3-4 Essay

Students use the writing skills they've learned in this unit to write an essay about AI and human cognition.

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