This weekend's homework is to complete Classwork 88, the Sheep Brain Dissection Questions.
Answer all of the following questions to the best of your ability. Write detailed answers using complete sentences on another sheet of paper.
Observation Questions
1. Compare the size of the cerebrum with the other parts of the brain. What significance does the size of the cerebrum have?
2. Describe the location of the gray matter and the white matter in the brain. Besides color, how do they differ?
Analysis Questions
3. What physical similarities and differences did you notice between the sheep and human brain?
4. How might the behaviors and capabilities of the sheep and human be similar based on what you observed about their brains? How might they be different based on their brains?
5. A sheep sees a tasty patch of grass. Describe (as best you can) what happens within the brain to lead to the sheep walking over to that patch of grass and beginning to eat it. Use the readings on the website as a reference.
6. Which part of the brain is most important for the sheep’s survival? Explain your answer.
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