Brainiacs

=CHALLENGE 4=

SUMMARY OF CHALLENGE:
NAME OF CHALLENGE: DATE: WRITTEN BY: SUMMARY:

MEDICAL CHART:

 * PATIENT'S NAME: Sam Anchor **
 * SYMPTOMS: Your hands start shaking, you are not very steady, you lose your ability to control body movement, you lose your sense of smell, memory loss, hard to wake up, and decreases blinking. **
 * DIAGNOSIS: Parkinson's Disease- Parkinson's Diseaseis a disorder of the central nervous system which includes the brain, spinal chord, and it controls everthing you do. **
 * TREATMENT: There is no known cure for Parkinson's Disease, but some medicines such as selegline, pramipexole, peroglide, bentropine, ropinirole, carbidopa/entacapone/levodpa. **
 * PROGNOSIS: Since there is no known cure for this disease it could stay with him for the rest of his life. To help him keep his balance he might want to use a cane. **

LEADER REFLECTION: (VIDEO TO BE INSERTED HERE)
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 * 1. In this challenge our team had to watch our patient’s video which was Sam Anchor.**


 * 2. One thing in our group that was successful was when we found out what disease our patient had.**


 * 3. What didn’t work out as well was figuring out who in our team would do what.**


 * 4. Our research helped our team diagnose our patient by making it easier to find which disease our patient had.**


 * 5. The best part of the whole project was working with different people on different assignments. This is a great project because if you want to complete this project you need teamwork and with teamwork you need to work together. The directions could be less complicated and easier to follow.**

= = = =CHALLENGE 3=

NAME OF CHALLENGE: Your Gross and Cool Body
WRITTEN BY: Dr. Nicole SUMMARY:
 * DATE: 4/14/11**

EXPLORE MORE ASSIGNMENTS:

 * ** The brain serves as the control center for the body. **


 * ** The brain serves as the body’s control The brain also stores information from past experiences, making learning and remebering possible. **


 * ** It is the source of all thoughts, moods, and emotions. **
 * ** The brain enables people to use language, solve difficult problems, and create works of art. **
 * ** The human brain appears as a grayish-pink, jellylike ball with many ridges and grooves on its surface. **

Stevens, Charles F. "Nervous system." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2011. Web. 28 Apr. 2011.

· ** The brain is the master control center of the body. **  · ** These cells send messages in the form of tiny electrical signals to other body cells through pathways called nerves. **  · ** A human brain has three main parts. The cerebrum is responsible for speech. **** The second part of the brain is the brain stem.The third part of the brain is the spinal cord. **  · ** The spinal cord stretches about two-thirds of the way down the backbone. The brain gets most of its messages from the spinal cord. The spinal cord also sends messages from the brain around the body. **  · ** Animal brains are less powerful than human brains. **

Stevens, Charles F. "Nervous system." //World Book Student.// World Book, 2011. Web. 28 Apr. 2011.

CRITICAL THINKING QUESTION:
The peripheral nervous system sometimes acts without signaling the brain. This is called a reflex.Reflexes help you react quickly to prevent injury.

"Organ System." //World Book//. World Book. Web. 28 Apr. 2011. .

LEADER REFLECTION:
We had trouble finding out where we had to go to do our work. We eventually helped each other to find where we had to go. We did our work quickly so it made up for our mistakes. We had some troubles finding where we saved our work but we got through it in the end.

= =Challenge 2:= Name of Challenge: Who Are You? Today's Date: March 31, 2011 Writer: Dr. Nicole Summary of Challenge: Our tribe had trouble with uploading the badges onto the wiki, but we eventually got our way.


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 * [[image:Dr.NicoleBadge.jpg]] || [[image:Dr.Suhanibadge.jpg]] ||
 * [[image:Dr.NicoleBadge.jpg]] || [[image:Dr.Suhanibadge.jpg]] ||

==LEADER'S REFLECTION We had some difficulty with the color of the badges. We helped each other when we needed help. We had some trouble with creating our badges but we got through it. We were quick with uploading the badges.==