Please get out your notebooks and turn to the page where you have this heading & LO:
Heading: Biography Essay Research
Learning Objective: I can conduct research on an environmentalist in order to learn about their contributions and accomplishments.
If you turned in your paperwork you'll get it back now; glue them in under the above heading.
You need to do color processing on the left hand side about your environmentalist. Take 15 minutes to organize and work on your notebook.
Roses & Thorns (share out)
Calendar check in:
-This week tutorial Wed & Thurs
-Spring Break next week!
-End of Quarter 3 April 12th
Turn to a new right hand page in notebook
Heading: Nature and the Brain
Learning Objective: I can explore research on nature's effect on the human brain and think about how I can apply it to my own life.
Current research on how exposure to nature effects the human mind and body:
Stanford researchers find mental health prescription: Nature (w/video)
This Is Your Brain on Nature (w/video)
Big Ideas: (write this down!)
-More than 50% of world's population lives in urban areas
-City dwellers have 20% higher risk of anxiety, 40% higher risk of mood disorders
-Research has found less negative thought patterns in the brains of people exposed to nature
-Researchers found a lower incidence of 15 diseases in people who lived within about a half mile of green space.
-Exposure to nature can lower heart rate, slow breathing, decrease cortisol production
-Gives prefrontal cortex (brain's command center) a chance to rest
Nature Walk
Let's go outside! You need your notebook and a writing utensil. No electronics out please!
While outside you'll have the opportunity to tune into your senses and do some reflective journaling.
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