Neuroscience for Kids:
Go to the website and you then have your choice of activities on memory and learning!
Brain Webquest Choices:
1. Go to Mouse Party and play with all the different mice on different drugs to see what happens to your brain on drugs.http://learn.genetics.utah.edu/content/addiction/mouse/
Next, check out spiders on drugs at:
http://www.trinity.edu/jdunn/spiderdrugs.htmNow, go to the "Class Blog" section of our Harding Psychology weebly. In the comments section, answer the question: How does your brain on drugs differ from your brain normally? Are you still in control of your behavior?
2. Let's set this "10% of the brain" myth at rest. Read this website:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/tenper.html
If we used only 10% of our brain, we wouldn't be able to do any of the cool things we do!
Now, go to the "Class Blog" section of our Harding Psychology weebly. In the comments section, answer the question: If we used only 10% of our brain, which 10% would you want us to keep? Why? What would we be unable to do?
3. Check out the differences between men and women's brains:
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/heshe.html
Now, go to the "Class Blog" section of our Harding Psychology weebly. In the comments section, answer the question: What are the differences between male and female brains? Do you think that biology determines brain ability?