Snoozing
Sleeping during the day is called ______.
A nap!
The five food groups are: _____
The USDA defines: Fruits, Vegetables, Grains, Protein/Meat, and Dairy!
The human brain weighs _____ pounds.
An adult brain weighs around 3 pounds!
Fun fact! During the first year of life the brain triples in size, this is some of the most rapid growing it will do!
You need _____ to have a good night's sleep.
1. Routines! Having consistent bedtimes and wake up times can help us have a good night's sleep.
2. Calming habits, winding down an hour before bedtime, using minimal lights/screens, and sleeping in a cooler room.
3. Finding ways to reduce stress (both mental AND physical!)
There are _____ meals in a day.
This answer might be different depending on your culture!
Fun facts! Breakfast, lunch, and dinner is a popular routine for some Americans today - but it wasn't always this way. The three meal routine became popular during the Industrial Revolution, when the most common kind of work was factory work. Lunch or luncheon referred to the amount of food someone could hold in one hand, a quick bite to eat during a shift.
How often you eat is a personal choice and your doctor might recommend trying different things over the years until you find the pattern that works best for your body.
These body parts, in addition to the brain, make up our nervous system: ___________ and ___________.
Nerves and spinal chord!
In addition to touching, feeling, and sensing - all these body parts help us sleep, eat, and play.
Kids need ____ hours of sleep at night.
9-12 hours if you are 6-12 years old
8-10 hours if you are 13-18 years old
Your stomach growls because: _______
When your stomach is empty your brain sends out a signal with a hormone to trigger your appetite.
Fun facts! That hormone is called ghrelin and it makes your stomach muscles contract or flex! That flex is called peristalsis. This can happen while you're eating and after you are eating too, our digestive system never turns off! Eating and snacking only "mutes" the peristalsis until it's time for the next munchie.
Brain cells are also called: ______.
Neurons!
Fun fact! Scientists think there are a little over 80 billion neurons in our brains.