We talked about sense perception as a way of know and finished Journal #7. If you were absent, get the notes from someone, and then write your answers/reflections in your journal.
Resources on Sense Perception: 1. Here is an interesting article from The Atlantic 2. And here is a TedTalk about visual perception! 3. If you have Netflix you could watch Brain Games S2E4 'Don't Be Afraid' to explore how fear can impact sense perception (thanks for the suggestion, Tyler). Important Dates 10/5: Period 2 Journal Check (rubric handed out in class on Monday) 10/9: Period 5 Journal Check (rubric handed out in class on Wednesday) 10/11: It would be helpful to have a laptop for class this day! :) We tested some of our senses as a class, talked about the experiments we ran yesterday, and talked a bit about upcoming plans. If you were absent, get the notes from someone, and then write your answers/reflections in your journal.
Important Dates 10/5: Period 2 Journal Check (rubric handed out in class on Monday) 10/9: Period 5 Journal Check (rubric handed out in class on Wednesday) Here is the link if you need some ideas to get you started on ideas for the experiment below!
We discussed Locke vs. Plato and then talked about how the senses lead to truth. The remainder of class was given to complete the following: Design and complete an experiment that explores ‘how trustworthy are your senses?’
If you were absent, do the above on your own and get the notes of the class discussion from someone. Important Dates 10/3: Write your sense experiment conclusions in your journal (#7) and be prepared to share your findings with the class tomorrow Student got back graded Chapter 1 Synthesis Sheets. We then talked about justice, Locke and sense perception as a way of knowing. We also watched the first 10’ish minutes of this clip. If you were absent, please get the notes from someone, watch the clip, and write a reflection on the discussion.
Important Dates 10/2: Ask some non-TOK person in your life: How do the senses lead to truth? Record the answers and be ready to share tomorrow. |
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