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A.P. Psychology

Unit 3:

Biological Bases of Behavior

Project: 3-D Brain Model

Assignment:

Your assignment is to create a three-dimensional model of the human brain. You may use your textbook and the internet to help build your model, as well as your own creativity and originality. You may use any materials that you choose (with the exception of perishable food) to complete this task. The goal of this assignment is to develop a model that identifies specific structures and functions of the human brain. You will also be required to include a separate key to identify specific structures and their functions in human thought and representation.

Directions:

1. Using any materials that you choose, create a 3-D model of the human brain.

*You may adapt your model into a mobile; if so, it will need to be sturdy, and also light enough to hang from the ceiling, or any other stationary object.

o Option A: Create a full human brain

▪ Create a full 3-D human brain

▪ Display/label all external structures

▪ On a poster, create a 2-D image, displaying/labeling all internal structures

o Option B: Create a cross-section of a human brain

▪ Create two 3-D halves of the human brain

▪ Display/label all external and internal structures

▪ For this option, a 2-D poster image is not required

*Borders of all internal/external structures should be clearly defined

2. Research the specific structures/functions of the brain, and include a separate typed key, in which you further explain each structure’s function(s). (E.g. Temporal Lobe: Includes auditory areas that receive auditory information primarily from the opposite ear)

Brain Structures to be represented:

• Older Brain Structures:

o Brainstem:

▪ Medulla

▪ Pons

o Thalamus*

o Reticular Formation*

o Spinal Cord

o Cerebellum*

o Limbic System:

▪ Hypothalamus*

▪ Pituitary Gland*

▪ Amygdala*

▪ Hippocampus*

• Cerebral Cortex

o Frontal Lobes:

▪ Broca’s Area

o Parietal Lobes

o Occipital Lobes:

▪ Visual Cortex

o Temporal Lobes:

▪ Auditory Cortex

▪ Wernicke’s Area

▪ Angular Gyrus

o Motor Cortex

o Sensory Cortex

o Association Areas

o Corpus Callosum

*Internal structures; does not need to be included in model for Option A

Suggested Materials

• Styrofoam

• Clay

• Aluminum Foil

• Wire

Due:

• Friday, October 26th at or before 7:55 AM (details of this to follow…please keep in mind that I have an A period class, so turning this in should not be a disruption to that period).

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