The document discusses improving learning by understanding left and right brain functions. It aims to explore mind mapping techniques suited to different thinking styles and make a plan to use both left and right brain development. The objectives are to discuss how understanding brain functions can help learning, explore mind mapping for different thinking styles, and create a plan to improve learning using both sides of the brain.

1. power of
minds

2. objectives
discuss that understanding the left and right brain
functions may help in improving one's learning,
explore mind-mapping techniques suited to right
brain- or left brain- dominant thinking styles
make a plan to improve learning using both left
and right brain development
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3. You are driving down the road in your car on a
wild, stormy night, when you pass by the bus stop
and you see three people waiting for the bus:
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a. an old lady who looks as if she is about to die
b. an old friend who once saved your life
c. the perfect partner you have been dreaming about
Knowing that there can only be one passenger in your
car, whom would you choose?
ACT IT OUT:

4. what do you know about the brain?
Answer the following quiz questions
all about the human brain.

5. a. nervous system
b. circulatory system
c. decimal system
d. digestive system
What body system is the brain part of?

6. a. feelings
b. memory
c. heart rate
d. finger movement
The brain stem is located at the base of the brain connecting
to the spinal cord. Which of these functions does the brain
stem control?

7. a. left
b. right
Which side of the body does the left side of the brain
control?

8. a. brain stem
b. cerebellum
c. cerebrum
d. frontal lobe
What is the name of the biggest part of your brain?

9. a. frontal lobe
b. occipital lobe
c. parietal lobe
d. temporal lobe
What is the name of the area of the brain that controls
memory?

10. a. 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms)
b. 3 ounces (85 grams)
c. 22 pounds (10 kilograms)
d. 6.6 pounds (3 kilograms)
A typical adult brain weighs about how much?

11. a. cerebellum
b. medulla oblongata
c. amygdala
d. heart
Your emotions are believed to come from the:

12. a. nervous system
d. neurons
c. heart rate
b. right
c. cerebrum
d. temporal lobe
a. 3 pounds (1.4 kilograms)
c. amygdala
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13. CEREBRUM
CEREBELLUM
BRAIN STEM
3 MAJOR PARTS OF THE BRAIN

14. cerebrum
largest part of the brain
85% of the brain's weight
has four lobes; frontal,
parietal, temporal and
occipital

16. BRAIN STEM -Connects the brain and the
spinal cord.
-controls functions that keep
people alive such as
breathing, heart rate,blood
pressure and digestion

17. -Controls voluntary movement.
-translate your will into action.

18. are the fundamental unit of the nervous
system.
main function of the neurons is to pass the
receiving information and send appropriate
signals to the rest parts of the body.
comprises dendrite, axon and cell body.
neurons/ nerve cells

19. Dendrites receives messages from the surrounding and sends it to the cell body.
Cell body consists of nucleus, mitochondria and other organelles.
Axon transmits the message away from the cell body and pass it to the next
receiving neuron.

20. activity: brain dominance
Which of these apply to you?
______1. I am very organized
______2. I remember faces more than names.
______3. I think through before making decision.
______4. if someone's mad at me, i can tell even without the person saying a
word.
______5. I work best in a quiet space.
______6. I daydream a lot.
______7. I hate taking risk.
______8. I tend to get emotional
______9. I make a to-do-list.
______10. I trust my " gut instinct"

21. RIGHT DOMINANCE
LEFT DOMINANCE
PERSONAL PREFERENCE
classical music
being on time
careful planning
to consider alternative
being thoughtful
monopoly, scrabble or chess
popular music
good time
to visualize the outcome
to go with the first idea
being active
athletics, art, or music

22. INHALANTS- (glue, paints, gasoline and aerosol) can destroy the
outer lining of the nerve cells and unable them to communicate
with one another.
MARIJUANA- hinders memory, learning, judgment and reaction
times.
STEROIDS- aggression and violent mood swings.
ECSTACY-drug destroy the neurons that make serotonin, that
controls sleep, violence, mood swings and sexual urges
drug damge

23. well done!