Our Brain

Verse:
Psalm 26:2 Test me, O LORD, and try me, examine my heart and my mind;

Books:

• “How Does Your Brain Work?” by Don L. Curry
• “Big Head!” by Dr. Pete Rowan
• “Looking into my Body” by Reader’s Digest
• “The Magic School Bus Explores the Senses” by Joanna Cole & Bruce Degen
• World Book presents “My Body”
• “Your Brain How You Got It and How it Works” by Tabitha M. Powledge

Things we did in class:

• identified the parts of brain, learned their functions. We learned how our senses are dictated by the brain. Ex. Wiggle your large toe.
• identified some diseases of the brain: Alzheimer's, stroke, and seizures
• colored, cut and glued our brain on to our body.
• used playdough to identify the parts of the brain: right and left cerebrum, cerebellum, and brain stem
  
  
  
  
  
  

Vocabulary Words:

• neuron
• right cerebrum
• left cerebrum
• cerebellum
• brain stem
• spinal cord
• nerves
• senses
  

Video:
We did not see this video. However, I felt like this would be a fun video to help become familiar with the parts of the brain
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Li5nMsXg1Lk

Useful websites
http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chmodel.html
http://www.focuseducation.com.au/CoolStuff/build_a_brain/brain.html