Lesson Plan/Activity
Sheep Brain Dissection, Grades 9-12
September 25, 2023
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Background
This interactive lesson plan features the dissection of a sheep brain. Teachers will learn about and share knowledge regarding comparative and gross neuroanatomy, function, and homeostasis.
Student Objectives
- Learn how to safely and respectfully examine the organ of a previously living organism.
- Touch and identify inner and outer structures of a sheep brain.
- Explore brain structures and their relationships to function by visually comparing the brains of different species.
- Feel the bumps (gyri) and grooves (sulci) on the brain and understand what purpose they serve.
Lesson Plan
- Title: Sheep Brain Dissection
- Setting: In Classroom
- Subject: Biology – Neuroscience
- Grade Level: 9-12
- Time Frame: 1 Hour
- Paired Dana Foundation Fact Sheets: 9th-12th Grade How Does the Brain Work?
- Next Generation Science Standards: Meets HS-LS1-1-2, HS-LS1-3, HS-LS4-2
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