The Teenage Brain
What is the brain region responsible for decision making and impulse control?
Prefrontal Cortex
How many dimensions of health are there?
6
What is your Health teacher's name?
Ms. Reyes
Mary had a little lamb, its fleece was white as ____
snow
What are the three main parts of the brain?
cerebellum, cerebrum, brain stem
The quality of your interactions and relationships with others, which includes communication, cooperation, building supportive connections, and empathy pertains to which dimension of health?
social health
What time is brunch?
This battle royale game features players dropping from a flying bus onto an island
Fortnite
What are communication points that allow signals to pass from one cell to another?
synapses
After noticing litter around their school, a student organizes a campus clean-up, promotes recycling, and encourages classmates to reduce single-use plastics. Which dimension of health is the student primarily improving?
environmental health
Why don't we have school on June 19th?
Juneteenth, Federal Holiday, the day we commemorate the end of slavery
This Japanese animation studio created films like Spirited Away and My Neighbor Totoro.
Studio Ghibli
What are the four parts of the limbic system?
amygdala, hippocampus, hypothalamus, thalamus
Unlike emotional health, which focuses on managing feelings, this dimension of health focuses on learning, reasoning, creativity, and critical thinking.
mental/ intellectual health
What will happen if you have 3 tardies and 2 absences?
You'll get dropped from summer school.
This animated Pixar film features emotions like Joy and Sadness inside a young girl’s mind.
Inside Out
How does the development of the limbic system and prefrontal cortex affect teenage brains?
Because the limbic system is “ready” sooner and the prefrontal cortex is still developing, teens may feel strong emotions and impulses before they fully develop the ability to control them.
Taylor volunteers in the community, reflects on personal values, and feels a strong sense of purpose in life. Which dimension of health is being demonstrated?
Spiritual Health
What are the four expectations in health class?
phones put away and silent, clean up after yourself, treat others with kindness, take turns talking
This film director is known for highly acclaimed movies like "Goodfellas" and "The Irishman"
Martin Scorsese