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Shyness

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A lesson plan for grade 7 Science

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In this Science Update, students explore how differences in brain structure may be responsible for temperament. According to a study conducted by Harvard University’s Carl Schwartz, the brain scans of two shy participants showed a very strong reaction when exposed to pictures of unfamiliar faces. These people had a very strong response in an area of the brain called the amygdala. These results suggest that the brains of shy people are highly sensitive to new things. Science NetLinks provides a link to the audio file, a written transcript, and questions to engage students in a discussion about longitudinal studies, the definitions of causation and correlation, and how evidence from this study can be used to make hypotheses. This activity also contains a link to a related article from the Society for Neuroscience.

North Carolina Curriculum Alignment

Science (2005)

Grade 7

  • Goal 1: The learner will design and conduct investigations to demonstrate an understanding of scientific inquiry.
    • Objective 1.01: Identify and create questions and hypotheses that can be answered through scientific investigations.
    • Objective 1.05: Analyze evidence to:
      • Explain observations.
      • Make inferences and predictions.
      • Develop the relationship between evidence and explanation.
    • Objective 1.08: Use oral and written language to:
      • Communicate findings.
      • Defend conclusions of scientific investigations.
    • Objective 1.09: Use technologies and information systems to:
      • Research.
      • Gather and analyze data.
      • Visualize data.
      • Disseminate findings to others.
    • Objective 1.10: Analyze and evaluate information from a scientifically literate viewpoint by reading, hearing, and/or viewing:
      • Scientific text.
      • Articles.
      • Events in the popular press.
  • Goal 4: The learner will conduct investigations, use models, simulations, and appropriate technologies and information systems to build an understanding of the complementary nature of the human body system.
    • Objective 4.03: Explain how the structure of an organ is adapted to perform specific functions within one or more systems.
      • Liver.
      • Heart.
      • Lung. Brain.
      • Stomach.
      • Kidney.
    • Objective 4.05: Analyze how an imbalance in homeostasis may result from a disruption in any human system.