This week we will be learning all about the brain in our inquiry activities. 

Click on this link to read an on-line comic book about Sam’s Brain.  You need an up-to-date flash player on your computer at home. http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/flash/comic.html 

Inquiry groups this week will investigate the brain:      Computer: – Comparing brains in the powerpoint   Desk:- You will be colouring in the different parts of the brain and labelling them   Teacher:- You will be finding brain facts and writing KEYWORDS into your T-chart.  The extra facts can be found clicking on this link to Kids’ Health -The Brain http://www.cyh.com/HealthTopics/HealthTopicDetailsKids.aspx?p=335&np=307&id=1528  Thinkers’ Keys:- You will be using your Inquiry Book and drawing a plan first for the CONSTRUCTION KEY.  Then you can make your creation for brainfood.

FAST FINISHERS:- You can do the brain jigsaw (putting it together again and timing yourself);  you can do some of the Brain Mazes (from the easy one to the challenging mazes); wordsearches on body words

Next week we will be making a playdough model of our brain.  Try to remember the different parts of the brain and what each part does.