Stress
This stress hormone is released by the body and can affect memory and learning
What is cortisol?
Eating healthy foods helps your brain have more of this, so you don't feel tired
What is energy?
Exercise increases blood flow to this organ, helping it work better
What is brain?
What is heart?
This is what your brain needs every night to rest and recharge.
What is sleep?
This big word means your brain can change and grow.
What is neuroplasticity?
Stress can make it harder to remember things, affecting this brain function
What is memory?
This vitamin helps your brain stay health
(hint:in foods like eggs and leafy greens)
Exercise helps you pay better attention in school by improving this
What is focus?
Kids should get about this many hours of sleep each night.
What is 8-10 hours?
Your brain forms these when you learn something new.
What is connections (or pathways)?
When you're stressed, this feeling often increases
(hint:like being worries or nervous)
What is anxiety?
Eating too much junk food can make this brain ability worse, making it harder to learn and remember things
What is memory?
What is thinking?
This hormone helps control when you feel sleepy.
What is melatonin?
True or False: Your brain stops changing when you get older.
What is false?
Too much stress over time can shrink parts of your brain and hurt this ability
What is learning?
Eating too much junk food can slow down this brain ability
What is thinking?
Exercise helps you focus better by improving this mental skill.
What is attention(or concentration)?
Going to bed at the same time every night helps your brain stay on this schedule.
What is a sleep routine (or sleep schedule)?
This happens in your brain when you practice something a lot.
What is strengthening connections (or learning)?
This part of the brain helps with memory and is affected by stress?
What is hippocampus?
Diets high in sugar and unhealthy fats can increase this in the brain which may damage brain cells
What is inflammation?
Regular exercise can help your brain grow new brain cells in this organ.
What is the brain?
When you are well-rested, your brain is better at solving these.
What are problems (or puzzles)?
This part of your body changes when you learn, think, and practice.
What is the brain?