Brains in a Box: What Your Brain Can Do (Module 2)

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Introduction

During the second Brain Power! mission, students learn about four major parts of the brain and their functions. The students work in small groups to create a three-dimensional model of the brain made of Play-Doh. Using the trading cards supplied in the module, students discover what each part does.

This mission has the following goals:

• To give students an opportunity to visualize the brain;
• To make students aware that the brain has different parts that perform different functions;
• To help students understand that the brain is the control center for the body.

Learning Objectives

• Students learn that the brain has different parts.
• Students create a model of the brain showing its four major parts.
• Students identify the function of each of these parts of the brain.