Parts of Your Brain
The part of your brain that deals with memory.
Hippocampus
Why did Kim plant beans in the dirty vacant lot?
To connect to her father and show him she was his daughter.
What is the chemical your brain makes when it is stressed?
Cortisol
What continent is the United States in?
North America
The part of your brain that makes your emotions.
Amygdala
What did Ana think Kim was hiding when she was planting her beans?
Drugs, guns, nothing good.
How can being angry all the time effect your brain?
It can affect your brain because too much cortisol shrinks your brain and makes it harder for you to think clearly.
What continent is Germany in?
Europe
The part of your brain that makes decisions.
Pre-frontal Cortex
Why is Wendell scared to answer the phone?
That's how he found out his son and wife died.
What are two ways to help your amygdala calm down?
Excercise and meditiation
What continent is China in?
Asia
The part of your brain that cuts off the signal going to your hippocampus and pre-frontal cortex so you can not think clearly.
Amygdala
Who was the character that went to city hall with a trash bag from the vacant lot to get them to clean up the space?
Leona
What does 5-4-3-2-1 Grounding technique mean?
You count five things you see, 4 things you hear, 3 things you can touch, 2 things you smell, and one thing you taste.
What continent is Israel in?
Asia
The part of your brain that is in the front of your brain by your forehead.
Pre-frontal cortex
What does Sam notice when he looks at the people in the garden?
They are all divided by race.
If someone is mean and rude to everyone daily, explain chemically what is happening in their brain.
Their amygdala is creating their emotion to be angry and they can not think clearly. In addition, your amygdala activates the cortisol that is released from your neurons when you are stressed. Overtime, too much cortisol can damage your brain.
What continent is Mexico in?
North America