DK: King Puck, by Michael Garland; Baseball Hour, by Carol Nevius; Casey Back at Bat, by Dan Gutman
K: King Puck, by Michael Garland
1st: Bottle Houses: The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey, by Melissa Ethridge Slaymaker
2nd: Harp o’ Gold OR Traveling Tom and the Leprechaun, both by Teresa Bateman
3rd: Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein, by Don Brown (Hooper); The Babe and I, by David Adler (Hunt); Fiona’s Luck, by Teresa Bateman (Horowitz, Moreno)
4th: Tuff Fluff: The Case of Duckie’s Missing Brain, by Scott Nash, OR The Brain, by Seymour Simon; and internet brain resources
5th: The Brain, by Seymour Simon; excerpt from Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science, by John Fleischman; other print and internet resources about the brain
Links for this week:
Brain Awareness Week official site
Neuroscience for Kids
an extensive site related to the brain and neuroscience maintained by Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.
"BrainWorks," with Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D., on University of Washingon TV. This is a 28-minute video for children about the brain, including a demonstration by an anesthesiologist, demonstration of how an EEG is done, and a scientist explaining the parts of a human brain.
Nerve Signaling
shows how nerve cells work
GirlsGoTech
in particular "Mixed Messages," an online game illustrating the Stroop effect
Luminosity
features games to development memory and other brain functions (intended for adults)
K: King Puck, by Michael Garland
1st: Bottle Houses: The Creative World of Grandma Prisbrey, by Melissa Ethridge Slaymaker
2nd: Harp o’ Gold OR Traveling Tom and the Leprechaun, both by Teresa Bateman
3rd: Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein, by Don Brown (Hooper); The Babe and I, by David Adler (Hunt); Fiona’s Luck, by Teresa Bateman (Horowitz, Moreno)
4th: Tuff Fluff: The Case of Duckie’s Missing Brain, by Scott Nash, OR The Brain, by Seymour Simon; and internet brain resources
5th: The Brain, by Seymour Simon; excerpt from Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story about Brain Science, by John Fleischman; other print and internet resources about the brain
Links for this week:
Brain Awareness Week official site
Neuroscience for Kids
an extensive site related to the brain and neuroscience maintained by Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D.
"BrainWorks," with Eric H. Chudler, Ph.D., on University of Washingon TV. This is a 28-minute video for children about the brain, including a demonstration by an anesthesiologist, demonstration of how an EEG is done, and a scientist explaining the parts of a human brain.
Nerve Signaling
shows how nerve cells work
GirlsGoTech
in particular "Mixed Messages," an online game illustrating the Stroop effect
Luminosity
features games to development memory and other brain functions (intended for adults)
King Puck, by Michael Garland (E GAR)
Odd Boy Out: Young Albert Einstein, by Don Brown (92 EIN)
Tuff Fluff: The Case of Duckie's Missing Brain, by Scott Nash (E NAS)
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