ATTENTION & YOUR BRAIN

September 22, 2015

Aim: to distinguish between independent and dependent variables; to describe the importance of trackingDo Now: Stack up homework and set up Cornell Notes in notebook by copying aim and creating T-chart

To Do List: Complete Do Now What does it mean to pay

attention Why should you track? Define vocabulary terms

Vocabulary: Attention TRACK variables

Homework #17: Scientific Method: Variables and HypothesesBring in materials to replicate your Drops on a Penny Lab

Let’s Discover Something

A scientist’s job is to discover the world.

The skills we need to do this are:1. Tracking 2. SLANTing3. Speaking with

Scientists, show me you’re ready to discover something new.

Attention!

We’re going to do a quick activity as a class to see what kinds of things affect our ability to pay attention.

When you see the word, say the COLOR of the font.

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BLUE

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ORANGE

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GREEN

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YELLOW

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PURPLE

PART TWO

REMEMBER! Read out the COLOR of the word.

Don’t just read the word. Ex. The word is red. You’d say black.

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RED

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ORANGE

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BLUE

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GREEN

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PURPLE

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BLUE

Part Three

It’s mixed! Remember, say the color not the

word.

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RED

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BLUE

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BLUE

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GREEN

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BLUE

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PURPLE

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PURPLE

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YELLOW

Notebooks

Answer the following questions in your lab notebooks. You have 3 minutes to write silently.

Record: Which was faster? When the color and the word did match or did not match?

Infer: Why do you think that was?

Notebooks

Results: We respond faster when the color and the word match. (Ex. Purple + Faster) Predict & Explain: Which do you think

would be better? Why? Option #1 Option #2

Our eyes look at what our ears are listening to. (They

match what they’re paying attention to).

Our eyes and ears pay attention to different things.

Tracking

Tracking is when your eyes match whatever you’re listening to. Track the text=

Eyes on text matching what you’re hearing.

Track the speaker = Eyes on speaker matching what you’re hearing.

Practice & Debrief

I’ll read a story for two minutes. Your only job is to track me. Looking for

the best table at tracking. Two volunteers to watch class? Which table was best at tracking? Infer: Which table probably paid the

best attention to the story?

Attention

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qhF_baBVIOs

Experiment!

We are going to try our own tracking experiment.

I will read a story. Half the class will track and half won’t.

After I finish reading, you’ll take a 5 question mini-quiz to see how much you understood and remembered.

We’ll repeat it but the groups will switch. (Ex. The group that wasn’t tracking round 1 will track during round 2).

Story #1Tracki

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Tracking

Tracking

NotTracki

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FRONT

“Quiz” #1

You will have 5 minutes to silently answer the multiple choice questions.

Mark your answers on the bubble sheet. DOUBLE CHECK YOU HAVE THE

CORRECT BUBBLE SHEET.

VIDEO BREAK

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vJG698U2Mvo

Story #2

NotTracki

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NotTracki

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Not Tracki

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Tracking

Tracking

Tracking

FRONT

Story #2Not

Tracking

Not Tracki

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Not Tracki

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Tracking

Tracking

Tracking

FRONT

“Quiz” #2

You will have 5 minutes to silently answer the multiple choice questions.

Mark your answers on the bubble sheet. DOUBLE CHECK YOU HAVE THE

CORRECT BUBBLE SHEET.

Predict

You have 3 minutes to silently answer the following question in your notebook. Predict: Which group, tracking or not

tracking, do you think will answer the most questions correctly about the story? Why?

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Exit Ticket Expectations

Silent! Write in complete sentences. When done, put in your class’ turn in

folder. Silently pack up.

Homework: Signed Syllabus (Tomorrow) Job Application Worksheet (Tomorrow)