How sugar affects the brain - Nicole Avena

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Brain Function, Anatomy & Diagram Much of the brain's physiological task involves receiving information from the rest of the body, interpreting that information, and then guiding the body's response to it. Types of input the brain interprets include odors, light, sounds, and pain. The brain also helps perform vital operations such as breathing, maintaining blood pressure, and releasing hormones (chemical signals that control certain cells and organs). The brain is divided into sections.

17 Ways to Help Students With ADHD Concentrate Research shows that students with ADHD can concentrate better when they’re allowed to fidget (here's a link to the study). But what if this becomes a distraction for the rest of the class? We received hundreds of Facebook comments from teachers, parents, and students with great ideas for letting students quietly fidget, and here are some of our favorites:

Lacking inspiration? 6 awesome resource websites to find stuff for your classes I like to consider myself a creative person and I’m always designing and devising activities to step away from the course book with the aim of sparking students ‘interest. Unfortunately, I’m not always in that mood. No problem :)Luckily, there are plenty of websites offering free resources that can really save the day. These are my favourite go-to sites when I am feeling kind of lazy or uninspired, but still want to shine in class. TED 4 ESL.

Improving Memory In many ways, our memories shape who we are. They make up our internal biographies—the stories we tell ourselves about what we've done with our lives. They tell us who we're connected to, who we've touched during our lives, and who has touched us. In short, our memories are crucial to the essence of who we are as human beings. That means age-related memory loss can represent a loss of self. A List of 16 Websites Every Teacher should Know about 1- Teachers Network Teachers Network provides lesson plans, classroom specials, teacher designed activities for different subjects and many other resources. 2- Smithsonian Education Smithsonian Education offers a wide variety of free resources for teachers, students and parents. 3- Education World This is another great website for teachers.

Dyslexia and the Brain Stratford Foundation, Inc. d/b/a Commonwealth Learning Center, Professional Training Institute, & Commonwealth Learning Online Institute Website Privacy Statement and Terms of Use Disclaimer Revised: 11/15/2011 ScopeThe Stratford Foundation Inc (Stratford) privacy statement applies to Stratford’s primary domain names commlearn.com, commlearntraining.com, commlearnonline.com and all its sub domains. Guess Who Character Generator Click on the icon below to print additional character sheets. 1. Click on one of the icons below. 2. Print the sheets on your color printer. Animal brains v human brains – let the Battle of the Brains commence! Humans are widely assumed to be the most intelligent species on Earth due to our intricate civilisations and innovative behaviours. But, have you ever considered that our brains have features that are inferior to animal brains? We’ve pitted humans against the rest of the animal kingdom in various categories to reveal whose has the best cerebellum, the brightest cerebrum, and the greatest grey matter in the ultimate Battle of the Brains. Smell

The Perfect Classroom Gift: A Gift of Words I belong to a book club, one that has continued since 1990. Think of all the books we have read together. And we're serious about this, too. We're not one of those clubs that gather together to eat and then never talk about the book. Brain Myth - Human Brain is Biggest While scientists can't agree on a single definition of “intelligence,” they generally concur that humans are the most intelligent living creature on Earth. Because of this belief, some people assume that human beings also have the biggest brains – they assume that the bigger the brain, the smarter the animal. But that is not exactly true. The average adult human brain weighs about 3 pounds – the same weight as the average brain of a dolphin (which is also a very intelligent animal). But there are animals with larger brains that are not considered to be as intelligent as a dolphin.

Harry Potter at Home: Readings Harry Potter at Home* brings the magic of the Harry Potter books to children, parents and carers in lockdown. Now, some of the best-loved faces in entertainment, music and sport have lent their voices to the story they love by recording videos of themselves reading Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s Stone. All seventeen chapters of the book will be released between now and the middle of the summer. Videos will be posted weekly on harrypotterathome.com, with an audio-only version available for free on Spotify. On this page, you can buy different editions of the book, download magical activities, test your Philosopher's Stone knowledge, and receive a certificate once you’ve completed the readalong!