Fun facts about your brain
This March 16-22 is brain awareness week and to celebrate we are sharing fun facts about the super computer in your head that enables you to think, learn, create, feel emotions and even control your blinking, breathing, and heartbeat.
Link to article: https://kids.nationalgeographic.com/science/article/your-amazing-brain
What makes Butterflies Colorful?
Butterfly wings are covered in tiny, tiny scales (so small you can barely see them!). These scales are what give butterflies their bright colors. Some colors come from special chemicals in the scales, and others are made by the way light bounces off them.
Link to Article: https://www.encyclopedie-environnement.org/en/life/butterflies-colour/
2026 World Wildlife Day: Medicinal and Aromatic Plants
This year, World Wildlife Day will celebrate special plants that help keep people and nature healthy. These are called medicinal and aromatic plants, and people around the world use them to make medicines and stay well. Many communities, especially in different parts of the world, rely on these plants as their main way to treat sickness. Even today, scientists use these powerful plants to help create modern medicines!
Link to Article: https://wildlifeday.org/en/about
Sense of touch, neuroscience activity
Explore the sense of touch without using the sense of vision and hearing! In this activity, construct Brain Boxes or Brain Bags that act as mystery containers for learners to use their sense of touch to identify the objects inside.
Link to Activity: https://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/chtouch.html