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Welcome to the Human Cognition (HC) Unit
Welcome to the Human Cognition unit, part of the LabLearner’s Middle School Faith and Reason Series. In this unit, you will explore how the brain and nervous system help you sense the world, process information, learn, remember, make decisions, and interact with others—through hands-on lab work, critical thinking, and reflection on what it means to be human.
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The Faith and Reason Clarity Framework
In this unit, you will think about scientific structure and theological meaning.
When ideas feel complex, use these tools to stay clear and confident.
Investigations
Investigation 1: The Brain and Nervous System — In this Investigation, you will explore the structure and function of the human brain and nervous system, investigate how different regions of the brain contribute to what you do, and examine a sheep brain to connect what you have learned to real anatomy.
Investigation 2: Simple Information Processing — In this Investigation, you will explore how the nervous system detects and responds to information, investigate reflexes and sensory responses, and conduct experiments to discover how different parts of your body sense and respond to the world around you.
Investigation 3: Learning and Memory — In this Investigation, students explore how information is processed, stored, and retrieved, and apply principles of learning and memory to become more effective learners.
Investigation 3 – In Preparation
Investigation 4: Executive Functions — In this Investigation, students explore how the brain supports planning, attention, impulse control, problem solving, and decision-making, and how these executive functions develop through adolescence.
Investigation 4 – In Preparation
Investigation 5: Uniquely Human — In this Investigation, students explore how the brain supports self-reflection, empathy, moral judgment, and intentional action, while considering what neuroscience can—and cannot—tell us about what makes human beings unique.