Zombie+Brain+Project

Zombie Brain Project 80pts (this is your brain test)

You are Dr. Sanjay Gupta (CNN's Medical reporter, he is a neuroscientist President Obama tried to get him to be Surgeon General but he wasn't approved); the zombies outbreak has just begun, you must create a press release for the scientific community and high school psychology classes which will educate the rest of the population about what is going on within the brain of a zombie. In order to better prepare ourselves for this outbreak, it is important to know exactly what is going on in the brain (so as to aim more precisely). Note: Zombies are fictitious creatures (so far). This project is asking you to demonstrate understanding of many different parts of the brain. You should be creative, but the point is ultimately for you to **demonstrate how much you learned and understand about the contents and architecture of the brain**.

Characteristics of a zombie: Slurred speech, no long term memory, but good short term memory, all senses working (some could even be heightened), motor skills impaired, but working (they can walk), balance issues (arms out to steady them), constantly agitated, feel no pain (their legs can be removed and they remain fine and hungry), no need for sleep, and very very very hungry. See Zombieland for any questions. In your press release you must identify and describe what is going on within 10 (honors) and 8 (college prep) of the following parts of the zombie brain:

Amygdala Pons Cerebellum Hippocampus Hypothalamus Occipital Lobe Parietal Lobe Frontal Lobe Temporal Lobe Thalamus Wernicke's Area Broca's Area Reticular Formation Organize: Please begin by figuring out with your partners which regions were hardest hit or what happens in each lobe. That organizes your conference. The choices are yours, but you need to cluster and organize the parts that you have selected, move from the front of the brain to the back or top to bottom (least necessary for survival to most?), making sure that you demonstrate understanding of what each part does in a healthy brain as you go. Your press release must be submitted online, here on our wiki in a discussion post link. Suggested ways to do this: -You can prepare a script and then film yourself with your iPad, then put the video on youtube and post a link here. -You can create a presentation in googledocs or evernote or prezi or wherever containing all of the required information. Just make sure you can post a link here. -Touchcast is a nice free app that has a video format which is a news cast (banners running underneath and greenscreen if you want to use the lower library)  -You can get Explain Everything for free from the helpdesk just by saying that you are in Dr. Gould's psych class and that you need it for the Brain project, this app is great for putting images and your voice together. -Here are some other ideas: [|__mashup__] Any other creative way of presenting this information will be applauded, just touch base and lmk what you are using so that the resource can be shared with others. **YOU MAY NOT EMAIL ME A DOCUMENT, THAT DOES NOT COUNT AS TURNING ANYTHING IN. IT MUST BE POSTED ON THIS PAGE.**

No one should be really shot or eaten during the creation of this assessment. Peer Grading Rubric

articulate, very interesting, fascinating, tweeted about the awesomeness...
 * Grading Rubric || Fantastic 20pts || Solid Work 17 pts || Decent Work 15pts || Needs more work ||
 * Creativity || Fantastic presentation. funny, clear,

20=Best in class || Great job, very creative, some humor, interesting, solid job. || Pretty interesting, held my attention, one lol. || Somewhat interesting, tried, fell short || next to number. || All information present, totally correct.
 * Grader, write name of part

detailed location and function Record details below! || Most information present and accurate. Record details below || Missing some information or detail.

Record details below! || Vague, lacks detail, parts lumped together.

Record details below! ||
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