Powers of the Mind Session 1 PDF

Powers of the Mind Session 1 Learning Competency: Compare and contrast gas exchange in plants and Discuss animals that (STEM_BIO11/12-IVa-h-1) understandin...

Powers of the Mind Session 1 Learning Competency: Compare and contrast gas exchange in plants and Discuss animals that (STEM_BIO11/12-IVa-h-1) understanding the different parts of the brain, processes and functions may help in improving thoughts, behavior, and feelings. (EsP-PD11/12PM-Ig-6.1) Learning Objective: Discuss the different parts of the brain and its functions. Understand how the brain functions to help improve process one’s thought, behavior, and feelings. Group Activity: Brain Hemisphere Hat What you will need: How to Assemble: copies of the 1. Cut out both hemispheres. pattern pages 2. Snip in on the solid “V” lines. printed in bond 3. Pull the “flaps” you have created paper over to their dashed lines and scissors secure with glue or tape. clear tape 4. To put these two halves together, turn them over and work on the inside seam. Start at one end and match the sides. Secure with tape.  The Brain The brain is an organ that is made up of a large mass of nerve tissue protected within the skull. It plays a role in just about every major body system. Some of its main functions include processing sensory information, regulating blood pressure and breathing and releasing hormones. Three Main Parts of the Brain Cerebrum Cerebellum Brainstem Cerebrum  The cerebrum is the largest brain structure.  The cerebral cortex has a left and a right hemisphere. Each hemisphere can be divided into four lobes: the frontal lobe, temporal lobe, occipital lobe, and parietal lobe.  Functions of the cerebrum include initiation of movement, coordination of movement, temperature, touch, vision, hearing, judgment, reasoning, Frontal Lobe The largest section of the brain located in the front of the head, the frontal lobe is involved in personality characteristics and movement. Personality, behavior, emotions Judgment, planning, problem solving Speech: speaking and writing (Broca’s area) Body movement (motor strip) Intelligence, concentration, self- awareness Parietal Lobe The middle part of the brain, the parietal lobe helps a person to identify objects and understand spatial relationships. The parietal lobe is also involved in interpreting pain and touch in the body. Interprets language, words Sense of touch, pain, temperature (sensory strip) Interprets signals from vision, hearing, motor, sensory and memory Spatial and visual perception Occipital Lobe The occipital lobe is the back part of the brain that is involved with vision. Interprets vision (color, light, movement) Temporal Lobe The sides of the brain, these temporal lobes are involved in short- term memory, speech, musical rhythm, and some degree of smell recognition. Understanding language (Wernicke’s area) Memory Hearing Sequencing and organization Cerebellum The cerebellum is the second largest part of the brain. Like the cerebrum, the cerebellum has left and right hemispheres. The primary function of the cerebellum is to maintain posture and balance. Brainstem The brain stem connects the spinal cord to the higher-thinking centers of the brain. Spinal cord. A large bundle of nerve fibers located in the back that extends from the base of the brain to the lower back, the spinal cord carries messages to and from the brain and the rest of the body.  It consists of three structures: the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the midbrain. Medulla oblongata- It is the most vital part of the entire brain and contains important control centers for the heart and lungs. Pons- helps control breathing rhythms. Midbrain- contributes to motor control, vision, and hearing, as well as vision- Besides and hearing-related relaying sensory and motor reflexes.the structures of the brain signals, stem direct involuntary functions. Powers of the Mind Session 2 Learning Competency: Compare and contrast gas exchange in plants and animals (STEM_BIO11/12-IVa-h-1) Explore ways on how to improve brain functions for personal development. (EsP-PD11/12PM-Ig-h6.2)  Activity: Lateral Thinking Puzzle Read and analyze each statement then answer the question being asked. Pay attention with every single detail to come up with the correct answer for every situation. A father and his son are in a car crash. The father is killed, and the child is taken to the hospital gravely injured. When he gets there, the surgeon says, “I can’t operate on this boy-for he is my son!” How can this possibly be?  Activity: Lateral Thinking Puzzle Read and analyze each statement then answer the question being asked. Pay attention with every single detail to come up with the correct answer for every situation. There are six eggs in a basket. Six people each take one of the eggs. How it can be that one egg is left in the basket?  Activity: Lateral Thinking Puzzle Read and analyze each statement then answer the question being asked. Pay attention with every single detail to come up with the correct answer for every situation. How could a baby fall out of a twenty-two-storey building onto the ground and live?  Activity: Lateral Thinking Puzzle Read and analyze each statement then answer the question being asked. Pay attention with every single detail to come up with the correct answer for every situation. A man lives in the penthouse of an apartment building. Every morning he takes the elevator down to the lobby and leaves the building. Upon his return, however, he can only travel halfway up in the lift and has to walk the rest of the way-unless it’s raining. What is the explanation for this?  Activity: Lateral Thinking Puzzle Read and analyze each statement then answer the question being asked. Pay attention with every single detail to come up with the correct answer for every situation. You are driving down the road in your car on a wild, stormy night, when you pass by a bus stop and you see three people waiting for the bus: a. an old friend who once saved your life b. an old lady who looks as if she is about to die c. the perfect partner you have been dreaming about Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your car, whom would you choose?  Herrmann Whole Brain Model: Four Thinking Styles Every person has the ability to handle situations in different ways. In 1970s Ned Herrmann developed a psychological theory and measurement tool known as the Herrmann Whole Brain Model, (also known as the Herrmann Brain Dominance Instrument (HBDI).  Herrmann Whole Brain Model: Four Thinking Styles The model is designed to understand and describe thinking preferences based on the dominance of certain brain quadrants. The Hermann Whole Brain model groups the thinking styles into four quadrants: A, B, C, and D.  Whole Brain Theory in Learning Brain dominance leads to preferences in thinking styles. This impacts what a person pays attention to and how he learns best. JOURNAL ENTRY 1A: What’s Your Style Based on Table 2, choose ten (10) of the descriptions found in the quadrants. The highest number of descriptions in a quadrant is your dominant thinking and learning style. JOURNAL ENTRY 1A: What’s Your Style Answer the following questions: To which quadrant/s do you belong? What does this/ do these tell about you, and your thinking and learning styles? Compare your answers to five of your classmates. To which quadrants do they belong? What do your findings mean? How do your thinking styles affect your learning styles? Give a concrete situation to explain your answer.  The Lateralization Of The Brain: The Left And Right Brain Theory The theory of brain lateralization was developed by Nobel- prize winners Robert Ornstein and Roger Sperry. It states that each side of the brain has different specific functions.  Brain Dominance You may hear that someone is a “right-brained” or “left-brained” individual. This is called “brain dominance,” meaning that an individual has a natural preference for processing information on one side of the brain. The right side is considered the intuitive or spontaneous side, while the left side is logical. Knowing an individual’s brain dominance can help you understand his/her “ways” of thinking, behaving, speaking, and functioning. Also, it can help parents and educators tailor activities to a child’s natural learning preferences. JOURNAL ENTRY 1B: Are You Left-Brained or Right- Brained? Which Side Are You On? Choose either “A” or “B” that most accurately describes you. JOURNAL ENTRY 1B: Are You Left-Brained or Right- Brained? Which Side Are You On? Choose either “A” or “B” that most accurately describes you. JOURNAL ENTRY 1B: Are You Left-Brained or Right- Brained? Which Side Are You On? Choose either “A” or “B” that most accurately describes you. JOURNAL ENTRY 1B: Are You Left-Brained or Right- Brained? Add the number of "A" responses. Write the sum: ______ Add the number of "B" responses. Write the sum:______ JOURNAL ENTRY 1B: Are You Left-Brained or Right- Brained? JOURNAL ENTRY 1B: Are You Left-Brained or Right- Brained? JOURNAL ENTRY 1B: Are You Left-Brained or Right- Brained? Answer the following questions: Are you left-brained or right-brained? What does this/ do these tell about you and your preference? After discovering your preference strengths in thinking and learning styles, what will you do in order to easily access the preferences that you have difficulty with and may avoid using? Powers of the Mind Session 3 Learning Competency: Compare and contrast gas exchange in plants and animals (STEM_BIO11/12-IVa-h-1) Explore ways on how to improve brain functions for personal development. (EsP-PD11/12PM-Ig-h6.2) Mind Mapping Is a thinking technique used to visually organize information. It is a creative and logical way of organizing thoughts and ideas in your mind through a diagram. Mind mapping helps you think, collect knowledge, remember and create ideas. Most likely, it will make you a better thinker. Mind Mapping Mind maps can be created in many ways, but they share the same basics. Central Theme- this is the title, the subject, a problem or just a thought. Associations- When associations are created, connections are made. Mind Mapping Mind maps can be created in many ways, but they share the same basics. Curve lines- Associations are often drawn as curved lines Keywords- Mind maps summarize information. Instead of sentences, ideally only single keywords are used. Mind Mapping Mind maps can be created in many ways, but they share the same basics. Proximity- The length of a word ideally matches the length of a curved line. That causes associated words to be in close proximity. 7 Associations- A mind map can have many first level associations, but the mind can only grasp about a maximum of seven. Mind Mapping Mind maps can be created in many ways, but they share the same basics. Colors and Images- Research shows that people who use color and images in their imagination when they are learning are better in remembering than those who don’t. How to Make a Mind Map Think of your general main theme and write that down in the center of the page Figure out sub-themes of your main concept and draw branches to them from the center, beginning to look like a spider web. Make sure to use very short phrases or even single words. Add images to invoke thought or get the message across better. Try to think of at least two main points for each sub- theme you created and create branches out to those. Performance Task 1: Mind Map Create a mind map about Brain Functions and How to Improve It. Quiz 1. The brain is an organ that is made up of a large mass of nerve tissue protected within the skull. 2. The brain has three main parts: cerebellum, parietal lobe and brain stem. 3. Functions of the cerebellum include initiation of movement, coordination of movement, temperature, touch, vision, hearing, judgment, reasoning, and problem solving. 4. The occipital part of the brain, helps a person to identify objects and understand spatial relationships 5. Cerebellum consists of three structures: the medulla oblongata, the pons, and the midbrain. 1 2 3 4 6 5  Memory Language and words Vision (color & light) Personality & Behavior  Holistic Logical Sequential Intuitive Quantitative Kinesthetic Detailed Emotional