6th Grade students participate in the global event of Brain Awareness Week 2016

1. 6th Primary School of Pyrgos
Greece
March 2016

2. Participating in a global event
The challenge
 Dana organization – Brain Awareness week
 University of Patras – Biology Department

3. The driving question
 What kind of information about the brain can we give to general public?
1. -How can we make this information simple?
2. -What message are we going to send?
3. - How can we make it enjoyable?
4. - How can we have all 60 students participating in the event
in a short period of time?

4. Level  6th grade (3 classes)
Objectives
- creating a challenging setting for language learning with the use of
artwork, music and ICT tools
- building awareness about the functions of the human brain and giving
scientific input
- getting all students involved through a range of activities requiring a
variety of skills
- promoting creative team work
- exposing sts to authentic spoken English language
- practicing vocabulary related to senses and feelings
Final outcomes
- to prepare participation in a global event and organize an open
presentation including singing a song, performing an act and displaying
art work
- to create a digital presentation with images and the translation of the
song using movie maker

5. Stages
- Warm -up discussion
- Research for scientific information
- Videos and tasks
- Song
- Art work
- Making the movie
- Rehearsing the act
Duration one month

6.  http://www.dana.org/baw/ (event information)
 https://www.makemegenius.com (brain parts and
neurons)
 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KTRpu2E3pw
(senses)
Resources and tools
Tagul
Movie maker

7. 6th
Primary School of Pyrgos
Name....Name............................................................. Date..................................................................
Warm-up
 Look at the images below. What do you think they represent ?
 Can you guess what the following expressions mean?
 Read about it
http://www.dana.org/Briefing_Papers/A_Very_Big_Map_/
Name
b r a i n w a s h
b r a i n s t o r m
p i c k s o m e o n e ’ s b r a i n
a b r a i n b o x
b r a i n – t w i s t e r
Read the sentences, watch the videos,
listen carefully, think and complete!
Complete with the words from the box.
 Our brain is making new..............................all the time!
 Everything we see, ............... , taste, ................. and touch,
………….. in our brain. Moves and…………………. also fit in our brain.
 Our brain works even in our ....................!
 .......................... experts are doing research about the brain and
give us tips on how to be ……………… and happy.
 They want to inform people about how the brain .................. .
 Brain .............................. week, is a week to celebrate the brain.
 Schools, government groups and professional …………………………
participate in this event.
True or false?
 The brain is the most complicated organ of our body. ___
 It is made of four major parts. ___
 The Cereberum is the part that controls our
senses and our thoughts. ___
 The Cerebellum helps us learn new things. ___
 The Medulla controls things that can’t happen automatically.
___
 The Medulla is also known as “the little brain”. ___
 Imagination is controlled by the biggest part
of our brain. ___
feel sleep thoughts
connections fits
healthy organizations
works awareness
neuroscience hear
So much work for
my brain!!!
Video 1
Information
about the
BAW event
Video 2
The parts of
the brain and
their
functions
experts > connect >
inform about > research >
complicated > tips >
major > genius >
senses > control >
Useyour
brain!
Worksheets

8. Listen and complete :
Steve Miller Band > Serenade
Did you ........... the lights
As they .............. all around you
Did you.......... the music
Serenade from the ..............
Wake up, wake up
Wake up and look ...............you
We're lost in ................
And the time is our .........
Whoa, whoa Iiiiiiiiii
Did you ............ the wind
As it ............... all around you
Did you feel the ...............
That was in the air
Wake up, wake up
Wake up and look .................. you
We're lost in space
And the time is our ..............
Whoa, whoa !!!!!
The sun comes .......
And it ............. all around you
You're lost in space
And the .............. is your own
Whoa, whoa
Whoa
Tips: past of “fall”/ past of “blow”
Our song: Serenade by Steve Miller Band

14. Video links
 Our brain movie:
https://youtu.be/WFwoWN4zWZE
 Our event presentation
https://youtu.be/ycHIQK_FQAo
Thank you!