Brainy Bits

Cerebral Lobes                                                           

Frontal Lobes:  At the front of the brain, frontal lobes deal with high order thinking and problem solving.  This is where most of the working memory occurs and focusing occurs.  They will be working throughout the entire lesson.

Temporal Lobes:  These lobes rest above the ears and deals with sound, music, face and object recognition, and some parts of long-term memory.  The students' temporal lobes will be active during the Mappler process.  Students will identify destinations and familiar objects on the map.

Occipital Lobes:  These lobes deal with visual processing skills.  This lesson will attract to visual learners because it all pertains to seeing and doing with visual handouts for support. 

Parietal Lobes:  These lobes deal with spatial orientation.  This is extremely important to the map component of the lesson.  Students will be using spatial orientation to navigate around the map and to look for cities and roads. 

Limbic System

The Thalamus is involved in most cognitive activities.  This lesson is all hands on and involves a variety of senses. 

The Hippocampus is where students relate new information with stored.  Students should be able to make real life connections during this lesson and will recall different aspects of this lesson from their past experiences in both personal and school situations. 

The Amygdala plays an important role in emotions.  Students will have a good time participating in this lesson and it will spark a lot of interest all around. 

Gardner's Multiple Intelligences

Verbal/Linguistic:  Writing Process, Persuasive Writing Activity, Creating the Brochure

Visual/Spatial:  finding sites on Mappler, reading a map, looking for roads

Logical/Mathematical:  navigation skills, following directions, planning route for trip, estimating time

Interpersonal:  writing for specific audience, group participation, presentations, group effort to make map

Intrapersonal:  research, independent worksheet, designing brochure

Gregorc's Learning Styles

Concrete Sequential: teacher example, organized worksheet, evaluation checklist, editing checklist, following directions, getting facts

Abstract Sequential:  internet access, worksheet of resources, planning and thinking independently, creating brochure, Independent Activities

Concrete Random:  presenting brochure, writing process, competition

Abstract Random:  group work, presentations, open and flexible

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