Brain Facts
What is the best activity you can do to boost your "Happy Hormones"?
Exercise! It helps with overall health but also boosts serotonin levels (happy hormones).
Define Intellectual Wellness
Recognizing our creative abilities and finding ways to expand our knowledge and skills.
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The brain can think clearly and objectively, the growth of the brain and its knowledge.
What is a study method that helps you memorize facts?
Repetition/Flash Card Memorization
are FAFSA and CSS both forms of Financial Aid?
Yes! they are both financial aid resources.
Realistically, How many things should the brain focus on at once?
What human sense is valued the most?
Sight is typically valued first because it is how most humans can observe and gain information on their environment. In scenarios where the person does not have sight, the second leading sense is "smell" because it can also help determine the place you are in.
What is the website that can create virtual flashcards for you?
Quizlet! This website is useful for things such as flashcards, practice tests, or study games.
What's the most popular website that is used to apply to college?
The Common App!
Repeating to Remember!
This is a method that works frequently to help students memorize notes!
What study method helps the brain retain the most information?
Using one or more senses (EX. exercising while studying)
This method helps the brain absorb information better because multiple sides of the brain are being used.
What is a website that students are not allowed to use for assignments?
ChatGBT! This website uses AI (artificial intelligence) to write essays for students or create other finished assignments for students.
It is NOT right to use ChatGBT! Every student's work should be original!
Name all of the UMass state schools?
Dartmouth, Boston, Lowell, Amherst
Amber is studying for an exam coming up in a couple of days. She is reading while doing different exercises (running on a treadmill, sit-ups, stretches, etc.) What method of studying is she using?
Using more than one of her senses.
This method helps students absorb information better because you are using multiple sides of your brain.
What is one aspect of your physical health that affects your intellectual wellness?
Good Sleep! Getting 7-8 hours of sleep at night helps the body regain it's energy to start fresh the next morning.
When is the best time to reflect on your study notes/materials?
The night before the test! You should not overdo it though because that can cause brain burnout and make it difficult to remember the information.
Name 6 out of 8 the societal issues we have been discussing the last two weeks.
Anxiety, Depression, Weapon Use, Drugs/Vaping/Alcohol, Body shaming, Bullying, Relationship Abuse, Sexual Assault.
Abby prepared for an exam the night before. When she went to bed, she thought she had it all memorized, but when she woke up all the information disappeared. What was her mistake?
Mistake: only studying the night before the exam, this method of studying rarely works because it is hard to retain all that information in a few hours.
What is an activity that can help keep your brain active and engaged?
Reading! This helps expand your knowledge and it helps your brain be active to keep it engaged.
What is the classic math study tool that was used to help students remember how to solve certain problems?
PEMDAS! (Parenthesis, Exponents, Multiplication, Division, Addition, Subtraction)
Name all of the EBSOC sites for early learners
Bennington Street, Marion St, Jeffries Point, Central Square