Brain Development

Today in science with Mrs. Brennan we learned about brain development and "intellectual growth".  This is part of our Life Cycle Unit.  

The students have been thinking about how humans change and grow.  Today, they looked specifically at how brain intellect grows.  They looked at some PET scans to see how different parts of the brain are active depending on our activity.  These PET scans are what scientists use to observe brain activity.  

Then, students tried four interesting foods (fennel bulb, roasted seaweed, coconut chips, and gherkins).  After students tasted them, they discussed how our brains were making connections.  They made a list of descriptive words for these connections (taste, smell, emotions, etc.).  It was a very interesting day, some students even discovered a new food they liked!