• Activity One: Memory Tests

• Activity Two: Diet and Memory

Droodling

• A droodle is a combination of a doodle and riddle. Playing with these droodles lets you exercise your memory and your creativity. It is also a chance to discover what makes some things easier to remember than others.

Ideas originating from:http://www.exploratorium.edu/exhibits/droodles/index.html

Instructions

• There are two quizzes to test your memory. In each activity, there are four droodles. You have one minute to look at all the droodles. Without drawing or writing anything down, all you need to do is remember all the droodles and the titles that go with them.

dast

juspposd

kint

Your Turn

• Now, you will be given four blank squares with only the titles left. In two minutes, please draw out the droodles corresponding to the titles.

dastjusp

posdkint

dastjusp

posdkint

Now try more droodles.

two sperms clash together

a snake under a big rock a bandaged thumb

a hat upside down

Your Turn

• Now, you will be given four blank squares with only the titles left. In two minutes, please draw out the droodles corresponding to the titles.

two sperms clash together

a snake under a big rocka bandaged thumb

a hat upside down

two sperms clash together

a snake under a big rocka bandaged thumb

a hat upside down

The Result?

• I bet like most people, you did better drawing the droodles when the title made the picture into a joke. Without these titles, the droodles are just meaningless drawings, which is hard to memorize. And the nonsense titles like “posd” or “dast” don’t make them any easier to remember!

Making connections

• It’s easiest to remember stuff that makes sense to you and connects with other stuff you know. The droodle labeled “two sperms clash together” is pretty silly, but it does fit with things you know. Titles that make sense help us to remember the droodles more easily.

Conclusion

• As long as you can add meaning and tie this information to something you already know, you are more likely to remember something—whether it’s a date in history class or the long difficult English words.

Now, try to give titles to the following droodles. It doesn’t matter if the title sounds silly—so long a

s it helps you remember.

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• Walking helps overcome age-related memory loss.

• Vitamin E may stave off age-related memory problems.

                                                           

• Suppressing emotions during unpleasant events may affect memory recall.

I never cry evenwhen I feel very sad.

But, I’m forgetful.

• Paying attention when learning is essential to remembering.

• Exercise can boost your memory.

• Healthy and balanced diet may help prevent memory loss.

memory has a lot to do with

What kind of diet is good for memory?

Source: U.S. Department of Agriculture

Fat, Oil, & Sweets

Fruit Group

Milk, Yogurt & Cheese GroupMeat, Poultry, Fish, Eggs, Dry Beans, and Nuts Group,

Vegetable Group

Bread, Cereal,Rice, & Pasta Group

• The Pyramid teaches us

– to eat a variety of foods to get the nutrients we need;

– to get the right amount of calories to maintain healthy weight.

• Now, let’s learn how much we should take inevery day.

• The amount of food that counts as one serving is listed in the following pages.

How much is a serving?

Fat, Oils & SweetsFat, Oils & Sweets

• No specific serving size is given for the fats, oils, and sweets group because the message is EAT AS LITTLE AS POSSIBLE. So, remember to go easy on fats, oils, and sweets, the foods in the small tip of the Pyramid.

Milk, Yogurt, & Cheese GroupMilk, Yogurt, & Cheese Group

• 2-3 servings

• One serving equals to:– 1 cup of milk or yogurt,

– 1.5 ounces of natural cheese, or

– 2 ounces of process cheese.

Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Meat, Poultry, Fish, Dry Beans, Eggs and Nuts GroupEggs and Nuts Group

• 2-3 Servings

• One serving equals to:– 1 egg,

– 1/2 cup of cooked dry beans, or

– 2-3 ounces of cooked lean meat,poultry, or fish.

Vegetable GroupVegetable Group

• 3-5 Servings

• One serving equals to:– 1 cup of raw leafy vegetables,

– 1/2 cup of other vegetables, cooked or chopped raw, or

– 3/4 cup of vegetable juice.

Fruit GroupFruit Group• 2-4 Servings

• One serving equals to:– 3/4 cup of fruit juice,

– 1 medium apple, banana, orange, or

– 1/2 cup of chopped, cooked, or canned fruit.

Bread, Cereal, Rice and Bread, Cereal, Rice and Pasta GroupPasta Group

• 6-11 Servings

• One serving equals to:– 1 slice of bread,

– 1 ounce of ready-to-eat cereal, or

– 1/2 cup of cooked cereal, rice, or pasta.

ConclusionConclusion• Be sure to eat at least the lowest number

of servings from the five major food groups. You need them for the vitamins, minerals, carbohydrates, and protein they provide. Just try to pick the lowest fat choices from the food groups.

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