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Article: Build-a-Brain Project.(brain models by students)
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- Science Scope
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- July 1, 2006
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Byline: Melissa K. Demetrikopoulos, John Pecore, Jordan D. Rose, Archibald J. Fobbs Jr., John I. Johnson, and Laura L. Carruth
Students create colorful brain models from homemade dough. Photos courtesy of the authors.
The brain is a truly fascinating structure! As we know, it controls the body and allows us to think, learn, speak, move, feel, remember, and experience emotions. Although the brain is a single organ, it is very complex and has several regions, each having a specific function. These functionally diverse regions work together to allow for coordination of behavior.
The lesson presented below uses easily identifiable characteristics, ...