brain

We grow up hearing our parents telling us what is acceptable for us to do and what is not acceptable for us to do.  Therefore, we learn the difference between right and wrong from our parents.  But where did our parents get this notion from?  What exactly is morality?  Is it something that is part of our genetic makeup, or is it something that we simply learn?  Morality is definitely not an easy term to define because there are several aspect to it, but in the dictionary it is defined as a code of conduct put forward by a society or group (1).

Introduction

Social Neuroscience:
The Search for the Social Brain
Ian Morton, 2007

Projectile Motion

Have you ever wondered how an archer is able to aim their arrows “just right” in order to hit a target several (even hundreds) of meters away? Or, why soccer players kick the ball differently based on how far away they are from the goal? Both of these cases are examples of projectile motion- explained in detail by Sir Isaac Newton in the 17th century A.D.

The color of temperature 

 Have you ever heard or used the expression, "red hot"?  You've probably heard (perhaps in art class) that colors on the left end of the visible light spectrum (red, orange, yellow) referred to as warm colors, while those on the right side of the visible light spectrum (green, blue, violet) referred to as cool colors.  But, do our observations in the world of science match our observations in the world of everyday living? 

Begin by writing down at least five things that you use every day that are or would be hot to the touch.  What color are they?

All schools funtion as a collective brain.  Each classroom is a box and the students as well as the teacher are boxes within the box.  In order for the brain/school to function we must somehow make all of the instruments play the same song. The trick is to get it to the point where you can play it again tomorrow. 

The brain is a complex organism.  We will explore it this year in order to better understand ourselves.