Science VI

Date: 07/19/2016

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Time and Section

6:00 7:00 VI Libra
7:00 8:00 VI Sagittarius
8:00 9:00 VI - Aquarius

Objective
Describe how the brain works
Subject Matter
Describing how the brain works
Reference: BEC 1.2 p1.; Science and Health 6: Coronel and Abracia pp. 37-38; Into the Future pp.
33-35; Cruz Living with Science 6 pp 2-3
Materials: Power point presentation
Value: Care of the nervous system
Procedure
A. Preliminary Activities
1. Health Inspection
2. Science News
3. Review
What are the two divisions of the nervous system?
How do you describe the nervous system compared to other systems of the body?
B. Developmental Activities
1. Motivation
Have you experience touching a hot object? What will you do? Someone inside the
room applying a cologne, you were outside the room but you still can identify that you smell
a cologne.
2. Activity
Setting of Standards
Activity 1
THE BRAIN

CEREBRUM

CERBELLUM

BRAIN STEM

1. The largest centers are connected with one another.

2. The largest part of the brain is the cerebrum
3. The cerebellum controls the movement of the muscle.
4. Medulla oblongata is at the base of the brain.
Questions:
a.What are neurons?
b.
What is the work of the cerebrum?
c.What does cerebellum control?
d.
What happens to a person when the cerebellum is damaged?
e.What does it control?
3. Analysis and Discussion
a. What are the three divisions of the brain?

b. How does each work?

c. Which controls muscle coordination?
d. What happens to a person when the cerebellum is damaged?
e. What does it control?
4. Generalization
What is the function of the nervous system?
Why the brain is called the seat of the central nervous system?
5. Application
Write the activity to the column where it belongs. Writing a letter, listening to music, dancing,
swimming, painting, appreciating the fragrances of cologne, blinking of the eye, coughing,
withdrawing the hand form the hot object, reciting a poem, singing, choosing the color for your
drawing, scrubbing the floor, sweeping, organizing a paragraphs, exhale and inhale exercise,
circulation of blood, heartbeat.
Cerebrum
Cerebellum
Medulla Oblongata

IV. Evaluation:
Choose the letter of the correct answer.
1. Which one is the work of the brain?
a. Receive and interprets message of the five senses
b. Recognizes and become aware of surrounding.
c. Helps us recognize ideas.
d. All of the above statement
2. Which one is the function of the cerebellum?
a. Takes care the reflex action.
b. Receives and interpret messages
c. Controls the movement of the muscle
d. Controls life basic functions
3. How does the medulla Oblongata works?
a. It enables the person to think, memorize and recognize
b. Controls muscle movement
c. Regulates the muscles to contract and relax
d. It controls the basic life function such a heartbeat and others
4. How does the brain control other functions of the body?
a. The 12 billion neurons on nerve cells.
b. The reflex centres sends the message to the part to the brain.
c. The brain send the message to the part of the body to act on it.
d. The brain is stimulated at the highest part of the body so it can controls the whole body.
5. Crossing a bus street is very dangerous. Precautions are given to avoid accident. Which one
shou9ld
you follow?
a. Use the pedestrian lane.

b. Wait for the red light.

c. Wait for the vehicles to stop.
d. All of the above.
V. Assignment
Why is the nervous system the most complex of all the systems of the body? What controls
the body functions.

VI Libra
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VI Sagittarius
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VI Aquarius
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