{"id":845,"date":"2022-03-06T21:48:44","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T02:48:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/?page_id=845"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:25:40","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:25:40","slug":"brain-facts-how-your-brain-and-body-talk","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/for-facilitators\/3rd-grade\/brain-facts-how-your-brain-and-body-talk\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Facts: How Your Brain and Body Talk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><strong>3rd Grade (Ages 8-9)<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-css-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-3G07-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"3rd Grade Denny the Dinosaur wearing glasses and a bowtie, with a beaker.\" class=\"wp-image-2312 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-3G07-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-3G07-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-3G07-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-3G07-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-3G07.png 1200w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/1024;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><strong><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-heritage-blue-color\">This story describes how the brain is able to send information to and from the body.&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>The brain is made up of billions of cells called neurons. (like puzzle pieces \u2013 afferents &amp; efferents)&nbsp;&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>There are 2 main ways that neurons \u201ctalk\u201d \u2013 chemically and electrically. (both are REALLY fast)&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Neurons connect different parts of the brain together and they connect the brain to different parts of the body. (nerves)&nbsp;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\" \/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:15% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"950\" data-src=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/01\/ColorfulBrain-1024x950.png\" alt=\"A multicolored brain.\" class=\"wp-image-1405 size-full lazyload\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 1024px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 1024\/950;\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\"><mark class=\"has-inline-color has-heritage-blue-color\"><strong>Downloadable Resources:<\/strong><\/mark><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/fu-_pQssNok\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">YouTube: Story Video<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G3-BF-Script.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Script<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G3-BF-Activities-Summary.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Activities Summary<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/3rd-grade-brain-facts-activities\/\">Activities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G3-BF-Power-Your-Brain-Challenge.docx.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Power Your Brain Challenge<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/Power-Your-Brain-Challenge-Key.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Power Your Brain Challenge Key<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G3-BF-SGI.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Story General Information<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G3-BF-SBS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Science Behind the Story<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/05\/Slide-Illustrations-References-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Slide Illustrations References<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2026\/01\/What-to-do-TODAY-G3BF.pdf\">What to do Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>3rd Grade (Ages 8-9)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":358,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-845","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/845","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/40"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=845"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/845\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4132,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/845\/revisions\/4132"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/358"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=845"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}