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Session 1 - Grades 4, 5, and 6

6/18/2020

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Today (6/18), I held Session 1 (An Introduction to the Nervous System) for students grades 4, 5, and 6, and I was, again, blown away by how much they already know about neurons and the brain! We talked about the mnemonics mentioned in the previous post and went further in depth about the parts of the neuron (dendrites, soma, and axon) and their functions. One thing that the students found especially fun was an activity I am calling "Blind Guess." Each student had an object that they hid from their camera, and they described it in 3 sentences. Then, the other students had to guess their object. We had some creative ones  such as a red panda stuffed animal, a Rubik's cube, an oven, and a high-tech camera! Overall, I hope that the students are even more excited for next week after being exposed to only an introduction to the nervous system! You can find the slideshow used for this session along with some of the flashcards that students created based on their understanding of this session's materials below this text. These educational resources are free for anyone to use, and I am excited to share them with you! I utilized the platform PearDeck to make these slides interactive and held the session on the Zoom platform. Comment or use the "contact" tab to let me know how you liked this session/resource!
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session_1_-_grades_4_5_and_6_part_2.pdf
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    Event Materials

    Plans, activities, and slides - what Ellie used for her workshops

    ​~session 1 - grades 1, 2, and 3
    ​~session 1 - grades 4, 5, and 6

    ~session 2 - grades 1, 2, and 3
    ​
    ​~session 2 - grades 4, 5, and 6
    ~session 3
    ​~session 4 - grades 1, 2, and 3
    ~session 4 - grades 4, 5, and 6
    ~session 5
    ~halloween escape room
    ​
    ~brain awareness week 2021

    Fun Activities

    Nervous system-related activities for kids

    ~activity: modeling the vertebral column
    ​
    ~try your hand (or should i say brain) at this word search
    ​~the limbic system - hippocampus
    ~ the limbic system - amygdala
    ~ the limbic system - thalamus
    ​
    ~ the limbic system - hypothalamus
    ​
    ~ more mnemonics!
    ​
    ~ food for thought

    Brain Videos

    Demonstrations, models, conversations, and more!
    ​
    ​~demonstration on concussions
    ~learning from a guest neuroscientist: dr. hussaini
    ~q&a with dr. kastner
    ​~end-of-series projects

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