Tuesday, September 29, 2009

Proposed unit title: "If I Only Had a Brain...". The unit is covering the nervous system specifically identifying the major structure and functions of the of the brain. Also diseases that affect the brain. Proposed curriculum questions:
Essential Question--In the “Wizard of Oz”, why does the scarecrow wish for a brain?
Unit Question--What happens when we think?
Content Questions--What are the 5 main parts of the brain? What is the function of each main part? What are 2 diseases that affect the brain? What area of the brain is affected by these diseases? Any emerging treatments for your identified diseases?

4 comments:

  1. I feel that your essential question is really good for your unit. I feel it will help your students think about what is the importance of having a brain. Your essential question has even got me thinking about other questions that can be asked from the student's perspective. I am a little confused about your Unit Question though. I wonder if my confusion isn't because I don't understand completely what you are trying to teach. I'm trying to see how what happens when we think is tied into your content questions. However, the more I think about it I see the connection a little bit.

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  2. I like the way you used the analogy of the Wizard of Oz. This will get the students' attention.
    I would like to hear about the culminating project.

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  3. Your idea to link your content to the Wizard of Oz is a cute one. It seems to me that the EQ and the UQ are switched. Another EQ might be "What is Central to Life?" It should be an interesting unit.

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  4. After reading post on my blog, I decided to revisit my EQ & UQ. I decided on my EQ because I was thinking it was more of an attention getter but I think that maybe I should switch them. I am going to ponder...

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