Science Buddies
Science Buddies: Do the Eyes Have It?
Some people have a photographic memory and can memorize anything they see almost instantly. Other people can remember almost anything they hear. Try this experiment to see which type of memory you have.
Science Buddies
Science Buddies: How Many Numbers Can You Remember?
Most people don't even remember phone numbers anymore, and instead program them into their phones. There is a limit to the number of numbers, or digits, that most people can remember. Try this experiment to test your digit span, the...
BioEd Online
Bio Ed Online: The Brain: Communication
How does information from different parts of the body reach the brain? For this lesson students discover that their brains receive and act on information from inside and outside the body, and that the senses gather and process different...
Other
Educational Psychology Interactive:information Processing Approach to Cognition
Discusses the different models of information processing and the basic principles accepted in cognitive psychology. Outlines the different types of memory, and the principles of concept formation. Also provides a table listing examples...
ReadWriteThink
Read Write Think: Discovering Memory Li Young Lee's Poem "Memonic" and the Brain
Contains plans for eight cross-curricular lessons that teach about memory and the brain using Li-Young Lee's poem "Mnemonic." In addition to objectives and standards, this instructional plan contains links to PDF handouts and sites used...
DOGO Media
Dogo News: "Mad Minute" Tests Could Make You a Math Whiz
How well do you know your addition and subtraction facts and multiplication tables? In this article you'll learn what brain studies show about the value of memorizing and using such fact sets.
PBS
Pbs Learning Media: Memory Lane Fitness Lesson Plan
With this lesson, young scholars get a brain and body workout! Students work in pairs as the teacher calls out physical tasks such as high fives and tunnel tens. As the teacher is calling out these partner exercises, young scholars must...
Fun Brain
Fun Brain: Fun Match Game
Students use memory skills to match different kinds of themed cards, such as dinosaurs, bugs, musical instruments, colors, and animals. Players can choose different levels of difficulty--easy, medium, hard, or extra hard.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: What Is Deja Vu? What Is Deja Vu?
There are over 40 theories that attempt to explain the phenomenon of deja vu. Michael Molina explains how neuroimaging and cognitive psychology have narrowed down the theories that could explain that feeling you're having, again. [3:55]
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: Earworms: Those Songs That Get Stuck in Your Head
Have you ever been waiting in line at the grocery store, innocently perusing the magazine rack, when a song pops into your head? Not the whole song, but a fragment of it that plays and replays until you find yourself unloading the...
Education.com
Education.com: Information Processing Theory
[Free Registration/Login Required] Explains and compares the three types of memory in the information processing model, which are sensory, working, and long-term memory. Implications for teaching are also outlined.
TED Talks
Ted: Ted Ed: The Surprising Link Between Stress and Memory
Elizabeth Cox details the complex relationship between stress and memory.
Alabama Learning Exchange
Alex: Concentration Circle
Lesson outlining a classroom activity where students are required to remember numbers that have been called and participate accordingly.
Other
Simply Psychology: Information Processing
Explains what is meant by information processing in the brain and the influence of computers on the thinking of cognitive psychologists. Describes the role of attentional capacity in humans' ability to process information and how models...
ABCya
Ab Cya: Monster Mansion Match
Monster Mansion Match is a fun matching game for kids. Click on the windows of the Monster Mansion to reveal the friendly monsters inside and match two of the same monster. Watch out for the Little Angry Red Monster though! He likes to...
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Remembering Folk Tales Over Time
Read this passage and study the chart to answer a five-question quiz about how people remember a folk tale over a five-year period.
Khan Academy
Khan Academy: Information Processing and the Discovery of Iconic Memory
Practice questions related to iconic memory.