Otter's Science Curriculum Week 8
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Read to Learn |
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Kid’s Discover: Brain |
p. 2-5 | p. 6-7
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p. 8-9 |
p. 10-11 |
You Can't Use Your Brain if You're a Jellyfish *younger students |
p. 6-14 | p. 15-22 | p. 23-30 | p. 31-38 |
The Great Brain Book: An Inside Look At The Inside Of Your Head |
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Experiments, Activity Books & Kits |
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p. 111-113 |
p.114-115 Activity: brain dissection Supplies needed: Sheep brain and cutting tools |
p.116 Activity: knee jerker |
p.117 Activities: limb levitation and dollar drop Supplies needed: dollar bill or paper |
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Movies |
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| BrainPop.com | Spinal Cord | Headaches (It's not your brain that's hurting you!) | ||
| United Streaming PLUS | Secret Life of the Brain (PBS) This is a series. Choose whichever movies you wish to watch, if you think they are apporpriate for the age of your student(s). |
Human Boday: Pushing the Limits: Brainpower (43:15) | ||
| Free movies online | Movie: Brain & Nervous System | Newton's Apple: Brain | ||
Workbooks /Cut & Paste Model books |
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p.78-87 Cut out the brain cards |
p.79-80 Using the model |
p.81 Color the parts of the brain | |
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p.43-44 |
p.45 |
p.46 |
p.47 |
Free Printables |
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Sam's Brainy Adventure - A printable comic Label this colorful picture of the brain. Usborne - nervous system Ectomy - a printable game about parts of the brain |
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Websites to Visit and Online Activities |
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Exploratorium – Brain Explorer: Check out the fun, interactive activities! Test your memory, learn how your brain jumps to conclusion, play a shockwave game, and more. Interactive -The Growing Brain (You must sign up for a free NY Times account to view this, but it's worth it. Our entire family enjoyed looking at this and discussing it!) Mom or dad should be on hand while looking at this graphic to talk about it. Show your kids that their brains have not even finished developing at by age 21! Let them see the science behind trusting mom and dad's wisdom. ;-) |
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