Brain Task Cards Difficult

Go to the Exploratorium website to watch a sheep dissection and then report your findings: Sheep Brain Dissection


Brains Alive - Go to the University of Washington website at:

MRI images for the brain

Then click on the button: “Click for Atlas”. There you will find choices of MRI images for the brain. Look around. Then check out the last 5, which are 3-D animations. Watch the movies. Then color your own brain image and label as many parts as you can. Do this from memory!

Mirror Neurons: What do you see? Read and listen to this demonstration. Then use this information to write a report or give a presentation on how television and movies affect children. Mirror Neurons: What do you see?

How many km of blood vessels are in your body, and what is your body made of? Find out in our body quiz. You are going to have to know metrics! Go to and click on an x-rayed skull: Our body quiz

Would your results be better if the questions were in our standard measuring system? Convert the answers to see if you get a better score.




MR. EGGHEAD –THE CEREBROSPINAL FLUID
One function of the Cerebrospinal fluid is to protect the brain from sudden impacts.  To demonstrate this, we need to bring in Mr. Egghead.  Work through the instructions found in the BrainBox through to the end.  Share the notes of your observations.  What was your hypothesis?  How well did it work?


STROOP EFFECT
The famous “Stroop Effect” is a strange phenomenon.  Try these experiments and see what your brain can do!  There are several to choose from.  Study the materials in the BrainBox to see which experiments you choose to run.  You will need to borrow a stopwatch, and you can use others in the classroom as testing subjects.  Use the experiment paperwork with prediction, data table, analysis, and statement of conclusion.

HOW WELL DO YOU SPELL?
This will really activate your brain cells.
On the left is a list of the languages from which English is derived.  Click on each, review the list, then click on:  “Now You Try.”  Keep track in your DailyLog how you do.  Share your results.  How many of these language derivations can you remember? 


Perspective Poetry: Perspective poems describe a situation from two different points of view: the first half of the poem describes the situation from one perspective, and the second half describes the same situation from another perspective. We've listed situations and perspectives to help you get started, but feel free to make up your own.  Write one in your DailyLog, then another longer one from three perspectives, and share them.
?    A car accident (emergency worker, passenger)
?    Staying home from school (child, parent)
?    Running for President (candidate, potential voter)
?    A blizzard (snow removal personnel, skier)
?    Watching a performance at an aquarium (trainer, audience member)

THE BRAIN EXPLORER
Explore the unknown world inside your brain with these fun activities from The Brain Explorer, a book of puzzles, riddles, illusions, and other mental adventures!
Keep a log of your successes in your DailyLog and show it.  Can you remember things better, now?