Brain+Tumors

**Engage (30 minutes) ** Videos related to Brain Tumors at **[]** **Or ** [] Or Cancer videos at []
 * __Unit 10: Brain Tumors __**

*Choose one or two videos to capture the attention of the students. **Explore (60 Minutes) ** Essential Questions:
 * What is a brain tumor and what are its long-term effects?
 * How do brain tumors affect cognitive abilities?
 * Are brain tumors genetic?
 * Do brain tumors affect other body systems?

Related Activities:
 * 1) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;"> Brain Tumor news at []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Miles for Hope at []
 * 3) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">New Brain Tumor Treatments at []
 * 4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Natural News at []
 * 5) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">CBN at []

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Explain (60-90 minutes) ** **<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Lesson Plans: **
 * 1) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Nanoparticles at []
 * 2) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Mapping the brain at []
 * 3) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Brain lesson plans at []
 * 4) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Cancer in my classroom part 2 at []
 * 5) <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Build a brain at []

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Elaborate (30 minutes) ** <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">*Each lesson above has an “extending the lesson”. These extensions should be utilized on a differentiating basis. <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">* The essence of elaborating a lesson is to allow the students to answer the essential questions and relate the answers in broader terms. For instance, the students should be able to transition this knowledge to other settings and disciplines.

**<span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Evaluate (15 minutes) **
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Exit Ticket (Please see assessment page of this wiki.)
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Assessment given at the end of each lesson above.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">3-4 paragraph essay addressing the explanation of the essential questions of the unit.
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Teacher Observation
 * <span style="font-family: "Times New Roman","serif"; font-size: 18.66px;">Peer Assessment based on verbal answers of the essential questions.