thank you

hey it is the sensing brain and we just wanted to thank kindergarden, first grade, second grade, third grade, and fouth grade at VA for being such great helpers and thinkers at our project. we would also like to thank all the teachers for their support. we hoped you all liked the sensing brain!!!

SCIENCE FAIR

HEY ITS THE SENSING BRAIN AND WE JUST WANTED TO TELL YOU TO PLEASE COME SEE OUR PROJECT BEACUSE IT IS REALLY COOL WE HAVE EXPERIMENTS AND A LOT OF COOL THINGS! JUST KEEP IN MIND WE ARE THE 6TH GRADE SENSING BRAIN!!!!

science fair

hey it is the sensing brain and if you are a student at visistation academy please visit our stand. we are the 6th grade sensing brain. at our stand will be cool activities! there will also be really fun stuff but we can not tell you because it is a surprise!!!!!! when you come you will be amazed at THE SENSING BRAIN!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

cool 5 senses experiments

http://kidshealth.org/kid/closet/experiments/experiment_main.html

how you use your senses

the sensing brain wants you to think how do you use your senses!! write comments and tell us. maybe you'll think of ways we never thought of!!! who knows maybe we will post it on our blog!!!

cool experiments about ALL the 5 senses

lhttp://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chsense.html

eyes and ears!!!

we use our eyes to see what the musicians are doing and we use our ears to hear the music!!!! COOL!!!!!!

hear facts with EXTRA fun facts!!!!!!

How do we hear?

When something makes a noise, it sends vibrations, or sound waves, through the air.
The human eardrum is a stretched membrane, like the skin of a drum. When the sound waves hit your eardrum, it vibrates and the brain interprets these vibrations as sound.
Actually, as most things having to do with the human body, it is a little more complicated than that.
After the vibrations hit your eardrum, a chain reaction is set off. Your eardrum, which is smaller and thinner than the nail on your pinky finger, sends the vibrations to the three smallest bones in your body. First the hammer, then the anvil, and finally, the stirrup. The stirrup passes those vibrations along a coiled tub in the inner ear called the cochlea.
Inside the cochlea there are thousands of hair-like nerve endings, cilia. When the Cochlea vibrates, the cilia move. Your brain is sent these messages (translated from vibrations by the cilia) through the auditory nerve.
Your brain then translates all that and tells you what you are hearing. Neurologists don't yet fully understand how we process raw sound data once it enters the cerebral cortex in the brain.
Did you know?

Your ears aren't just good for helping you hear. They help you keep your balance as well. Near the top of the cochlea are three loops called the semi-circular canals. These canals are full of fluid that moves when you move your head. It pushes up against the cilia and sends messages to your brain that tells it how your body is moving.You know that feeling of dizziness after you have been spinning around? Well, the fluid in you ears spun as well. That makes the cilia move in all different directions and confused your brain.




Children have more sensitive ears than adults. They can hear a larger variety of sounds.




Dolphins have the best sense of hearing amongst all the animals. They are able to hear 14 times better than humans.




Too much fluid putting pressure on your eardrums causes earaches. They are often a result of infection, allergies, or a virus.

greatest blog

hey this is the sensing brain! this is an amazing blog, one of the greatest and all of you va students should see at the science fair thanks!!!!! and if you like this please post comments!!!!

the eye test!!!!

The Eye Test
Can you find the B
(there are 2 B's) 





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Find the N (it's hard!!)

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it is great fun and good for the Brain!!! 

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happy easter

hey its the sensing brain just wanted to say happy easter!!!! just think we use our 5 senses even on easter!!!!!!  we use our tongue when we taste the yummy candy! we use our sight to see the easter bunny! we use our hearing to listen to music in church! we use our smell to smell the easter dinner! and we use our touch to feel the eggs that you just found hiding!!! have a happy easter from the sensing brain!!

science fair

hey visitation while you are reading this you know that we will be at the science fair!!! we are the sensing brain!!!! enjoy!!!! and write comments!  :)

cool nose experiment to do at home!!!!!

Kids intuitively use their five senses (sight, smell, touch, sound, and taste) to learn about the world around them. In kindergarten, the senses are also an early science topic. Exploring the senses in a scientific way helps kids begin building lifetime skills in making observations and drawing conclusions. With this experiment, your kindergartner will give her nose a workout by using her sense of smell to examine objects and find the matching scents.

What You Need:

• 8-10 small airtight containers (You need two canisters per scent. Film canisters are great if you can get them, but small Tupperware containers, envelopes, or even boxes also work well.)
• Cotton balls
• 4-5 scents or fragrances such as perfume or cologne, vanilla flavoring, lemon juice, baby powder, cinnamon, onion powder, and almond flavoring (Be creative!)
• Pencil and blank paper

What to Do:

1. Number the canisters from 1-8 or 1-10.
2. Soak two cotton balls in each scent, and place each in its own container. Be sure to mix them up!
3. Ask your child to sniff the contents of the first container.
4. Explain to her that each container has a matching "scent twin" and her job is to use her sense of smell to match the scents.
5. Label the blank paper with the heading “Matching Pairs”.
6. Have your child start sniffing and pairing up the matching scents. Remind her to take a big whiff as she sniffs each container.
7. Help her record her findings on the recording sheet by writing down which containers are matching twins. Can she find the matches for all of the scents? For an added challenge, see if she can identify each scent.
8. When all the scents are paired, discuss the results of the experiment. How could she tell which scent matched with another? Which scents were most similar, and which were most different?

Extend the experiment by having some fun with another “test subject” such as a relative or friend. Which scents are the hardest to pin down? Who’s got an especially “knowing” nose?

senses printable activity sheet!!!!

http://www.tlsbooks.com/beginningsciencesenses.pdf                            

when you done if you want print it out and color it!!!! it is FUN!!! from the senseing brain!!!!!

eye activity sheet that you can print out!!!!!!

Activity Sheet 2: Your Eye-Q Test

If your eyes are functioning up to par they will bring you clear images of the world around you. But to do so, they need your help and understanding. The statements below are designed to give you an idea of how well you understand your eyes. Check the True or False box next to each statement. After you are finished, look at the bottom of the page and read the correct answers. Grade yourself as follows: 19-20, I understand my eyes very well; 17-18, my view of my eyes is pretty clear; 15-16, my concept of my eyes is a little fuzzy; 13-14, the way I see my eyes could use a little correcting; and 12 or under, my eyes need much more understanding.

  

True	False	Questions
		1. At a distance of ten inches, my eyes can detect an object as small as four thousandths of an inch in size.
		2. My eyes can distinguish only four colors.
		3. My eyes can see a candle 14 miles away.
		4. Ten percent of what I know comes through my eyes.
		5. Reading in dim light can put a strain on my eyes.
		6. When viewing the TV, I should sit a distance equal to twice the width of the screen.
		7. A lack of vitamin A in my diet can cause reduced night vision.
		8. Dilation of the pupils allows my doctor to see a better view of the inside of my eyes.
		9. The best color for sunglasses is blue.
		10. Tears contain substances that slow down bacterial growth.
		11. My eyelids work much like a car's windshield wipers.
		12. Sunglasses will allow me to look directly at the sun.
		13. Many prescriptions for eyeglasses are identical.
		14. Smoking can effect my vision.
		15. If I have 20/20 vision, I don't have any eye problems.
		16. Air pollution affects only my lungs and breathing.
		17. If I am nearsighted, I see near objects more clearly than distant ones.
		18. If I am farsighted, I see distant object more clearly than near ones.
		19. Glaucoma is a serious eye disease that can cause blindness.
		20. Regular eye examinations can help protect my eyes and general health.

ANSWERS: 1.T. 2.F. 3.T. 4.F. 5.F. 6.F. 7.T. 8.T. 9.F. 10.T. 11.T. 12.F. 13.F. 14.T. 15.F. 16.F. 17.T. 18.T. 19.T. 20.T.

the 5 senses

as you might have guessed the sensing brain is about the senses!! we have 5 senses. you probably know what they are because we use them everyday! they are sight, smell, taste, touch, and hearing!! Enjoy!!!!!!

the sensing brain

we are all students at visitation academy and we are preparing for our 6th grade science fair!  we are doing a project on the SENSING BRAIN!!!!!!! it has been a lot of fun. on this blog we are provide fun and cool facts about about the sensing brain!! if you find this interesting please comment. ENJOY THE SENSING BRAIN!!! Thankyou! :)