Warm-Up 1/20/12
Teach the Teacher: What is your favorite class so far, besides this one.
Review: Is there something we have common? If not what do you remember about me
Learning Targets: How the Brain Learns, Your Learning Style
How the Brain Learns
Brain made of neurons
• Neurons= brain cells • More then 100 billion
neurons in the brain• A neuron can transmit
between 250 and 2,500 impulses per second
Neuron Parts Dendrites: receive messages from other cells (dendrite=tree in latin, like branches)Cell body: contains the nucleus and is main part of the cell
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Cool Facts 1 neuron can have up to 10,000 dendrites Cell body about the size of the period on your paper
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Learning (or memory) Occurs where neurons connect (through dendrites)The more connections you can make with other brain cells, the better you will remember something
Brain Food • Oxygen-to send pulses or
signals • Glucose (sugar found in
fruits)- to grow and live• Water-to clear out signals
and to get oxygen
Sleep Is a time when we process the information that we have learned and experienced during the day
Mice replayed maze in brain during sleep
Important for learning!WATCH IT! WARNING!
Brain Scans
Moving
After one minute of getting up to move=15% more blood circulating to brain
Self Concept Important In Learning
Self Concept=how you view yourself, negatively or positively
Long-term memory storage happens in the Hippocampus, which is right next door to the Amygdala=emotions
Feelings and EmotionsHow you feel about
yourself and the content will affect how you learn it
Your feelings and emotions can change!
28/3 Rule You have to be
exposed to something 28 times during a 3 week period with a full nights sleep in-between.
Moral Of the Story
EAT! BREATHE! MOVE! SLEEP!REPEAT!AND BE MERRY!
Learning Styles
Visual Learner Auditory Learner Kinesthetic Learner
Visual Learner
Needs to see pictures, graphs, and likes graphic organizers
Auditory Learner
Needs to hear information, likes stories, verbal processor
Kinesthetic Learner
Needs to create things, hands on activities, move around, etc.
Warm-up 9/6
Teach the Teacher: Tell me the top three best things about your personality.
Review: List as many keys and important things for your brain and learning.
Learning Target: learning styles and binders
What to Put on Your Binder Covers
Your Name (super big)
Biology (I or II)A description and a
icon for each of the science life goals
Warm-up 9/7/11Teach the Teacher: If you could be a
car, what kind of car would best fit your personality?
Review: List any six keys for being a happy and healthy human being and any of the 7 main intelligences
Learning Target: What is science, biology, and what does it mean to be alive.
