For our first inquiry of 2013 we are going to look at how we can be the best learner we can be:
- The brain
- How we learn best
- What kind of learner are we - visual, audiory or kinesthetic
- How to make good relationships with people
- How to manage our stress and challenges
Room 20 learners
We did a test to find out what kind of learner we are...
Knowing what kind of learner we are helps us know the best ways we focus, learn and remember :)
The Brain
This week we are looking at the brain:
- We are looking at the different parts of our brain and what these different parts do
- We are looking at the different parts of our brain and what these different parts do
- How to have a healthy brain so it can work at its best
- How to keep our brain safe
- How to keep our brain safe
- We are even going to make brains and neurons!
Can you remember the names of the different parts of the brain? Can you remember what the different parts are for?
Your brain controls every single thing you will
ever do. From allowing you to think, learn, create, and feel emotions to
controlling every blink, breath, and heartbeat!
Have a look at Pinky and The Brain to help you remember the parts of the brain:
Fun facts about the human brain:
Today we looked at neurons. What are they? What do they look like? What do they do?
Your brain contains about 100 billion
microscopic (very tiny) cells called neurons. Whenever you dream, laugh, think, see or move,
it is because tiny chemical and electrical signals are racing between
these neurons.
Sensory
neurons in your skin communicate information to your spinal cord and brain at a
speed of more than 240 kilometers per hour. Your brain then uses motor neurons
to communicate the message back through your spinal cord to the area of your
body that is needed. Motor neurons can communicate this information at more
than 322 kilometers per hour.
For
example:
A bee lands on your bare foot. Sensory neurons in your skin communicate this
information to your spinal cord and brain. Your brain then uses motor neurons
to communicate the message back through your spinal cord to your foot to shake
the bee off quickly. This is instant for us - that is how fast neurons
communicate!
A neuron looks like this:
A neuron has four main parts: dendrites - these receive messages from other cells. These messages are then sent to the cell body/soma, the information then goes down the axon all the way down to the axon terminals.
How does information go from one neuron to another?
Through synapses. This is when the axon terminal releases chemical signals which are picked up by the dendrites of another neuron.
Today we made neurons out of string:
Can you point out the dendrites, cell body, axon and axon terminals?
Making and baking brains and neurons!
We went to the science technology room and made brains and neurons out of flour, salt and water. Here we are making our brains and neurons....
Next we put them in the oven and baked them! Here is how they came out:
We then mapped the different parts of the brain and the neuron, and then we painted them. Here are some of our painted brains and neurons...
Can you point to the different parts of the brain and say what they control?
Have a look on the back wall of our classroom to see more about our 'Happy Healthy Me' topic!
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