Question Set 1:- What is your brain made of?
- How much does it weigh?
- How does your brain communicate with your body?
- The brain is divided into 2 hemispheres. What does each hemisphere
control?
- If you are left-brain dominant, what are you supposed to be
better at?
- What about if you are right-brain dominant?
- Each hemisphere of the brain is divided into lobes. Print out and fill in the chart located below (named "Brain Chart") and place a check in the correct column.
WEBSITES TO USE:
The Yuckiest Site on the Internet: Your Brain
BrainPop Movie: Brain
Neuroscience for Kids: Lobes of the Brain
Question Set 2:- What is your nervous system?
- What are the names of
the two divisions of the nervous system?
- What are nerves and what do
they do?
- What are neurons?
- How do nerves pass along messages?
WEBSITES TO USE:Get Body Smart: Nervous System Organization (click on 'tutorial' and 'review')
BrainPop Movie on Nervous System | Question Set 3:
Print out the Brain Diagram from the Survivor M.D. Website. Label the parts of the brain.
Each part of the brain is responsible for specific actions. What are they? Add them to your diagram.WEBSITES TO USE:BrainPop Movie: Brain
Kid's Health: Your Brain
Question Set 4:- What does the spinal cord do?
- What organ is the spinal cord an extension of?
- What is the spinal cord made of?
- What runs through the spinal cord's central canal?
- What bones protect the spinal cord?
- What are the three layers of connective tissue that support your spinal cord called?
- Why is the spinal cord important?
WEBSITES TO USE: BrainPop: The Spinal Cord |
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