Brain, Stress, and Learning Lesson Plan

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Brain, Stress, and Learning Lesson Plan

• This lesson plan discusses the brain, stress, and
  learning. There are notes attached to each slide
  to explain what the slide is about.
• This lesson plan will include topics covering the
  Wyoming Science Academic Content Standards for
  Grade Span 5-8 listed below
• CONTENT STANDARD 1. CONCEPTS AND PROCESSES
• In the context of unifying concepts and
  processes, students develop an understanding of
  scientific content through inquiry. Science is a
  dynamic process concepts and content are best
  learned through inquiry and investigation.
• ACADEMIC CONTENT STANDARD 1. CONCEPTS AND
  PROCESSES
• Students learn about scientific content through
  inquiry.
• 8.A.S.1.1 Students relate different organ systems
  with their specialized function.
• 8.A.S.1.3 Students describe interconnectedness of
  diverse organisms within an ecosystem. 
• 8.A.S.2.1 Students use science reference
  materials to answer science questions and present
  findings.

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• Developed by Shawna McBride
• University of Wyoming
• Science Posse

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Human Brain
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Human Brain
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Where do things happen in the brain?
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What is memory?

• Memory is the capacity we have to remember
• things that happened in the past
• things that will happen in the future
• Connections between neurons

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How do we learn and remember things?

• When we learn something the wiring of our brain
  changes
• Make new connections
• Strengthen old connections

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Questions

• What did you have or will you have for lunch
  today?
• What did you have for lunch a week ago?

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What types of memories do we have?

• Short-term
• Long-term

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How do we make long-term memories stick?
Touch
Actions
Sights
Emotion
Hippocampus
Perception
Sounds
Smells
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Alzheimers
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Do you think you have a good memory?
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Lets try this again, with a slight twist
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What is stress and how does it affect memory?

• Anything that requires us to change or adapt
• Stress can be damaging to memory

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What other things affect memories?

• Sights
• Sounds
• Smells
• Touch
• Taste
• Emotion
• Actions

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Lets try to memorize something else
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Japanese numbers 1-10
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Link things with a Sound or an Action
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Memory Tricks

• Link information to visual cues
• Link information to actions or physical cues
• Link information to rhymes or songs
• Use Mnemonicsmemorize first letters
• Draw Mind Maps
• Chunk information
• Practice, practice, practice
• Get emotionally involved

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Mnemonics

• Names of the Great Lakes  
• H-O-M-E-S  Huron, Ontario, Michigan, Erie,
  Superior
• Colors of the spectrum 
• R-o-y G. B-i-v Red Orange Yellow Green Blue
  Indigo Violet

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Lets try one

• Three branches of government
• Executive
• Legislative
• Judicial

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Mind Maps
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Lets try one
At School
After School Activities
Reduce Stress
At Home
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The End