| HUMAN
BRAIN AND SENSES COURSE MATRIX |
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FOSS
CD-ROM |
FOSS
READINGS |
EXTENSIONS |
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6. |
Perception
(4–5 sessions) |
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Games
Room
• Optical Illusions
Vision: How the Eye Works
• Field of View |
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Depth Perception
• Optical Illusions
• Sensory Perception |
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Obtain a stereo viewer.
• Investigate stereograms.
• Learn about 3-D movies.
• Make an animated movie.
• Research computer animation.
• Do the math.
• Read Oliver Sacks on vision. |
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7. |
Touch
(4–5 sessions) |
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Touch:
How the Skin Works
• Receptor Fields
• Receptors
Lab: EEG Lab
• Touch |
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Touch Receptor Fields |
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Look at receptors within one grid square.
• Display all data on one grid.
• Set the lip challenge.
• Research the skin further. |
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8. |
Sending
a Message (2 sessions) |
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Games
Room
• Reaction Timer
Brain
• Synapse Function
• Neuron Growth |
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Brain Message
• Neurotransmission: Sending a Message |
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Conduct special projects. |
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9. |
Sensory
Investigations (6 sessions) |
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All Pedestal
rooms |
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Sensory Systems
• Vision Overview
• Touch Overview
• Hearing Overview
• Taste Overview
• Smell Overview
• Brain Mapping
• How Can Our Senses Fail Us? |
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