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Lesson plans for students in Grades 11-12
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Individual
Pairs
Group activity/class discussion
Auto-Brain-Graphy
Learn and understand the seven (7) functions of the brain.
SUBJECTS:
Art
Biology
Health
Language
Creative Writing
Character Sketch & Monologue
Create and develop a character who is either a person diagnosed with a brain tumour, a caregiver, a doctor, or a friend.
SUBJECTS:
Arts
Creative Writing
Drama
Core Values Scavenger Hunt
Learn why core values are important and identify core values in action.
SUBJECTS:
Reading
Comprehension
Literature
Social Studies
DIY: Papier-Mâché Brain Caps
Learn the functions and locations of the major lobes of the brain by as designed on the papier-mâché hat.
SUBJECTS:|
Arts
Biology
Health & Wellness
Science
Grab Your Helmet!
Learn about the fragility of the brain inside the skull.
Subjects:
Health & Wellness
Knot Familiar with Neurons?
This activity employs an interactive model of a neuron to demonstrate the all-or-none principle of action potentials as they travel down an axon to the synaptic terminals. Participants are encouraged to use this demonstration to familiarize themselves with the process of chemical transmission.
SUBJECTS:
Biology
Science
Lights, Camera, Action Potential
This activity entails a race to raise the resting potential of neurons, above threshold values, to generate action potentials. Participants are encouraged to use this demonstration to familiarize themselves with the process of action potential conduction.
SUBJECTS:
Biology
Science
Memory Activities – What Is Missing?
To learn about various factors that can influence our ability to remember something.
SUBJECTS:
Biology
Science
Metastasis Demonstration
Demonstrate a general mechanism of cancer metastasis to students.
Subjects
Biology
Science
The Bombarded Brain
Aims to teach participants about the characteristic features of the various brain tumour types, where they occur, their constituent cells, and the World Health Organization classification of how cells behave from least aggressive (non-malignant) to most aggressive (malignant).
SUBJECTS:
Biology
Science
Vicarious Losses
Support students in understanding the losses that people with brain tumours face upon their diagnosis and throughout their treatment, survivorship and beyond.
SUBJECTS:
Health & Wellness
Social Studies
We Are A Product of Our Stories
Participants are empowered to embrace their stories of brain tumours and address any misconceptions that may be a product of common stereotypes (a Sharing Circle participant may use their speaking-opportunity to ask critical questions or learn from the experiences of those around them).
SUBJECTS:
Health & Wellness
Social Studies
You Are Only as Strong as the Team Around You
Familiarize participants with the health care professionals that commonly make up a child’s brain tumour health care professional team.
SUBJECTS:
Biology
Career Development
Science
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