{"id":874,"date":"2022-03-07T10:55:08","date_gmt":"2022-03-07T15:55:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/?page_id=874"},"modified":"2026-01-21T10:32:03","modified_gmt":"2026-01-21T15:32:03","slug":"brain-facts-the-brain-changes-all-the-time","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/for-facilitators\/5th-grade\/brain-facts-the-brain-changes-all-the-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Brain Facts: The Brain Changes All the Time"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>5th Grade (Ags 10-11)<\/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-5G07-1-1024x1024.png\" alt=\"5th Grade Denny the Dinosaur wearing glasses and a bowtie with science equipment and a pen and pencil.\" class=\"wp-image-2343 size-full lazyload\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-5G07-1-1024x1024.png 1024w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-5G07-1-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-5G07-1-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-5G07-1-768x768.png 768w, https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/03\/Dino-5G07-1.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 because the world you live in is always changing, your behaviors have to change and so does your brain.&nbsp;<\/mark><\/strong><\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Being able to adapt to changes in your world helps you to survive.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Everything that you do changes your brain.&nbsp; Your brain has the ability to adapt \u2013 known as neuroplasticity.&nbsp;<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Everything about your brain is changing.&nbsp; This includes the number of neurons and glial cells that make up your brain, the connections between those cells, and the blood vessels that carry things in and out of your brain \u2013 everything is always changing.&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\/JAE9c1Azs18\" 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\/G5-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\/G5-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\/5th-grade-brain-facts-activities\/\">Activities<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/04\/G5-BF-Power-Your-Brain-Challenge.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\/G5-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\/G5-BF-SBS.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Science Behind the Story<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/files\/2023\/05\/Slide-Illustrations-References-1.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">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-G5BF.pdf\">What to do Today<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>5th Grade (Ags 10-11)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":40,"featured_media":0,"parent":362,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-874","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874","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=874"}],"version-history":[{"count":4,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":4136,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/874\/revisions\/4136"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/362"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/sites.krieger.jhu.edu\/mnf\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=874"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}