This is how much sleep scientists recommend for teenagers.
Extra Credit: How much sleep is recommended for students between the ages of 6-13?
What is...
8-10 HOURS
Extra Credit: Scientists recommend 9-12 hours of sleep for children aged 6-13.
Name this insect.
What is a praying mantis?
What is the largest state in the united states?
Alaska
A friend comes to you because they had a really tough day and are feeling low. What would you do to help them feel better?
LISTEN, VALIDATE, COPE WITH THEM.
And if they need more support, help them go to adult.
How many Marvel Movies are there?
40
This helps our brains recover and repair, which is why it's so important for our mental health. It helps maintain cognitive skills, such as attention, learning, and memory!
What is...
SLEEP
Name this bird.
What is an tucan?
SHOW ME a breathing technique to calm down, dispel anxiety, or regulate back to baseline?
SLOW Breaths
Your friend Alex is feeling very anxious, what coping tool would you suggest for Alex to try to help them feel better?
Possible answers: Deep, controlled breathing, grounding exercise, mindfulness, meditation, journaling, etc.
Who destroys Thor's hammer?
Extra credit: How?
Hela
In Thor: Ragnarok, Hela orders her younger brothers to kneel down before her. Thor defiantly hurls Mjølnir at her, but Hela, who was the hammer's first wielder, catches it in mid-air and destroys it with her bare hands.
Doctors and scientists recommend THIS amount of screen time per day for children between the ages of 5-17.
Extra credit: what are the negative consequences of too much screen time?
What is...
No more than two hours per day, except for homework.
Extra credit: Too much screen time can lead to obesity, sleep problems, chronic neck and back problems, depression, anxiety and lower test scores in children.
Name this animal.
What is a Tasmanian Devil?
Name this mental health practice:
What is...
PRACTICING AFFIRMATIONS
Anna struggles with low self confidence and social anxiety. She is nervous to go to new places and meet new people.
What types of strategies could Anna try to improve her self confidence?
Practicing affirmations, post it affirmations on her mirror, positive self-talk, journaling, making a list of her strengths, getting out of her comfort zone more often to challenge her abilities and thoughts.
What organization takes over S.H.I.E.L.D. in Captain America: The Winter Soldier?
HYDRA
Frank has trouble sleeping at night. What are 3 things you can recommend to Frank to help him sleep?
- exercising during the day to expel excess energy
- listening to relaxing music, sleep playlists, brown noise
- staying off phone before bed (avoiding blue light)
- reading or journaling before bed to clear mind
- meditating before bed
What is this mammal?
What is an okapi?
Name this mental health practice:
What is...
POSITIVE SELF-TALK
This coping activity can produce endorphins—chemicals in the brain that act as natural painkillers. It can also improve the ability to sleep, which in turn reduces stress.
What is...
EXERCISE
Where did Captain Marvel get her powers?
She obtained cosmic powers upon being exposed to the energy of the Tesseract via the destruction of a light-speed engine.
This critical vitamin is absorbed by humans from exposure to the sun.
Extra Credit: Why is this vitamin important?
What is...
VITAMIN D
Extra Credit: Vitamin D is important for bone health, your immune system, energy levels and research shows that not having enough Vitamin D can lead to depression-like symptoms.
This reptile is the largest lizard on earth.
What is a Komodo Dragon?
Name this mental health practice:
What is...
GROUNDING TECHNIQUE or PRACTICING MINDFULNESS
This is when you pay attention to what's happening in the present moment. When you do this activity you focus on what you can see, hear, feel, and smell right now.
Extra Credit: Why is this coping tool useful?
What is...
MINDFULNESS
Extra Credit: When we practice mindfulness, it can help us feel more calm and focused. It can also help us enjoy things more fully instead getting distracted by other things like thoughts or worries about the past or future.
What is the real name of the Black Panther?
The real name of the Black Panther is T’Challa.
Or the actors name is Chadwick Boseman