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LESSON OUTLINE:
1. Introduction:
Explaining learning objectives for the lesson (5 minutes)
2. Motivation:
Four Corners Activity (20 minutes)
3. Instruction/Delivery:
Discussion about the Left-Right Brain Myth (30 minutes)
4. Evaluation:
Homework (5 minutes)
Understanding the Brain: Towards a New Learning Science, OECD 2002, Chapter 4.6 pp.69-77.
Springer S.P. and Deutsch, G. (1998). Left brain, right brain. New York: W.H. Freeman.
RESOURCES
Wagner T.D., Phan L.K., Liberzon, I., Taylor S.F. (2003) Valence, gender, and lateralization of
functional brain anatomy in emotion: a meta-analysis of findings from neuroimaging. NeuroImage
19, 513-531
Online reading materials:
http://www.oecd.org/edu/ceri/neuromyth6.htm
http://courses.dce.harvard.edu/~phils4/splitbrain.pdf
Video:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UYWBLX7aexI
PROCEDURE
INTRODUCTION (5 MINUTES)
Highlight the following learning objectives to the students, that by the end of the lesson, they should be able to:
understand how our brain works, with respect to our left and right hemispheres
realize that personality traits and activities such as artistic or analytic skills are not restricted to one side of
the brain, and that all humans use both sides of the brain simultaneously
MOTIVATION (20 MINUTES)
Four Corners Activity
Teacher tip:
Look for more images of brains while doing
everyday activities or typical activities
mentioned in left-right brain theories (doing
math vs. doing art, talking vs. remembering,
etc)