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Book Club Meets Brain Science (Bluffton only) $65
BLUFFTON LOCATION ONLY
Recommended Ages: 5th-8th
Duration: 50 min for 6 weeks
Dates: 1st Quarter: January 8th- Feb 12th
Time: 2:00-2:50 p.m.
Location: St. Joseph Catholic Church, 1300 N. Main St. Bluffton IN 46714
Instructor: Ashley Craft craftboys@gmail.com
Cost: $55 + $10 Materials Fee Minimum of 4 students, Maximum of 12
Required Materials: Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science, John Fleischman
WARNING: Sensitive students (4th-6th) may find Phineas Gage gruesome.
A 6 week unit on brain science through literature, coloring & labeling, left-right brain demonstrations, song, puzzles, mnemonics and more!
Topics covered:
- History of brain research
- basic anatomy of the brain
- blood-brain barrier
- roles of left and right hemispheres
- savant syndrome
- neurons
- how nerve impulses travel
- neuron networks
- learning and memory
- the peripheral nervous system
- reflexes
- sleep
- brain doctors
- basic brain problems
Book Club Meets… is a series of 2 quarters. Sign up for 2 quarters or whole semester
1st Qtr - Book Club Meets Brain Science. Phineas Gage is a non-fiction book with a reading level of 5th-7th
2nd Qtr – Book Club Meets World War II. Number the Stars 4th-6th grade reading level
TO REGISTER FOR THIS CLASS, YOU MUST PAY THE $25 NON-REFUNDABLE REGISTRATION FEE. The remainder of the fee is due the first day of class.
Add to Cart & Check Out. Please put the student's name in the "Notes" at checkout.
Your new teacher will be contacting you in a week's time. Please contact her if you have any other questions.