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This 1-hour lesson plan introduces middle school students to the topic of memory and the brain. It begins with defining different types of memory, such as short-term and long-term memory. Students will participate in hands-on experiments about short-term memory chunking and false memories. The plan also covers how the hippocampus is involved in long-term memory through a video about patient HM. Students will learn about spatial memory in rodents and memory research. Finally, they will observe a brain bank and identify areas related to memory storage and retrieval. The goal is to engage students through both content presentation and interactive activities to foster curiosity about memory.

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Activity Lesson Plan

This 1-hour lesson plan introduces middle school students to the topic of memory and the brain. It begins with defining different types of memory, such as short-term and long-term memory. Students will participate in hands-on experiments about short-term memory chunking and false memories. The plan also covers how the hippocampus is involved in long-term memory through a video about patient HM. Students will learn about spatial memory in rodents and memory research. Finally, they will observe a brain bank and identify areas related to memory storage and retrieval. The goal is to engage students through both content presentation and interactive activities to foster curiosity about memory.

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A Journey into Memory

Topic: Memory and the Brain


Developed by: CUNO graduate students, Michael Cohanpour
Grades: 6-8 (adaptable)
Vocabulary words: long-term memory, short-term memory, priming, attention,
amnesia, savant, hippocampus, spatial navigation, grid cells, place cells, false memory
Materials: Brain bank, gloves, laptop, PPE, made worksheets for students

Time needed: 1 hour


Introduce myself and “what is neuroscience broadly” (2 min)
What is memory? What are the types of memory? (10 min)
What is short-term memory? (5 min)
Experiment 2: Short-term memory chunking experiment (5 min)
Video 1 (3 min)
Experiment 3: False Memory experiment (5 min)
What is long term memory? HM. (5 min)
Video 2 (5 min)
Memory in research; rodents, spatial navigation (10 min)
Brain Bank (10 min)
Farewell (2 min)
~ 1 hour

Links:
1: https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmemory.html
2: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vwigmktix2Y
3: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iXrvL7IlEtw

Summary: How does memory work? How much do we remember? In addition to


answering these relevant questions, this lesson plan will present research on the
accuracy of memories, how memories can change, and how the brain allows for
different types of memory. Students will also see some real-life examples of patients
with various memory deficits. They will also have the opportunity to perform
‘experiments’ in pairs.

Prerequisites for Students: No previous experience in psychology or neuroscience is


required.

Learning Goals: Teach about memory, types, get some hands-on experience, and see
some awesome real-life examples. The goal of this lesson is to provide both content
and critical thinking activities and exercises to foster a curiosity for the study of memory.

Background for instructor:


● Put together relevant ppt, brush up on whole brain anatomy and broadly, the
different parts important for different types of memory
● [note: really focus in on activities and having these be well-executed; students
love this interactive learning]

Set-up: Projector with laptop, brain-bank, worksheets, and different ‘experiment’


materials

Lesson Outline:
1) What is memory? Ask the students what are some things you need memory for?
Morale of the story: everything. How limited our world would be without memory.
It’s so pervasive.
2) Broadly, what are the types of memory: long-term memory, short-term or working
memory, procedural memory, sensory memory. Elaborate on the ‘multiple
systems model of memory’
3) Introduce short-term memory now (other lesson plan didn’t do this, I think. It was
still good though) ) Explain to students that once their brains select the
information, it goes into short-term memory. Point out that short-term memory
can only hold a limited amount of information;
4) Some type of chunking experiment, still working this out; can use link 1.
5) Show Clive wearing video for memory, use link 2
6) What is a false memory? Do the false memory experiment with the students:
Sometimes your brain makes up its own memories. Try to "implant" a memory by
asking people to remember the words on list 1. Wait about five minutes, then
probe their memory by asking them which words on list 2 they remember
7) Introduce long-term memory, HM, and the hippocampus
8) Now get into the memory savant video, use link 3
9) Introduce spatial navigation and rodent memory experimentation; give some
famous examples. Introduce the idea of why rodents are important for
neuroscience more broadly!
10)Lastly, brain bank. Point to the different areas involved in memory

Wrap-up, final thoughts: There is a lot that is introduced here, but reinforce the idea
that there are different types of memory that may be implemented differently in the
brain. Give them food for thought, ask them if they have any questions, give them
additional resources moving forward.

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