1. A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science.
Phineas Gage
A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science.

2. Who was he?
Phineas Gage was truly a man with a hole in his head. A railroad construction foreman, Phineas was blasting rock near Cavendish, Vermont, in 1848 when a thirteen-pound iron rod was shot through his brain. Miraculously, he survived another eleven years and became a textbook case in brain science. But Phineas was forever changed by the accident, and what happened inside his brain will tell you a lot about how your brain works and what makes us who we are John Fleischman

3. “We Have Conquered Pain”
Create a Venn Diagram to compare and contrast these two pictures. (5 facts per section)

4. Quick Write
Accidents
Think about an accident you or someone you know has had. Describe that accident and tell what injuries were suffered as a result.
How do you think a serious accident (like a car accident or some other accident that causes major injuries) might affect someone’s emotions?

5. Vocabulary… TAMPING FORGE HOIST CORTEX LATERAL GRUESOME DELIRIOUS
Please write a definition, construct an original sentence that demonstrates your understanding of the term, and create an illustration to represent the each word.
TAMPING
FORGE
HOIST
CORTEX
LATERAL
GRUESOME
DELIRIOUS

6. Chapter 1 … Pages 1-11 What was Phineas Gage’s occupation?
Describe the routine for preparing to shatter the rock.
How exactly was Phineas injured?
What are two reasons why it is amazing Phineas was alive one hour after the accident?
What is the good/bad news about an open brain injury?
How did Dr. Harlow treat the wound?

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8. Take one last look… Article and Videos (20 minutes total)
Article and Videos (20 minutes total)
Annenberg Learner
Flip Books
Ripley’s Believe It or Not