Grade 5 CBL: Effects of Screen Time on the Brain

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🧠 Important Words

Learn these words before you study the infographic.

Screen time

Time spent using phones, tablets, or computers.

Cognitive growth

How the brain learns, thinks, and improves.

Technology

Devices like computers, tablets, and phones.

Performance

How well someone does in school or tests.

Deep reading

Reading carefully and thinking about the meaning.

Skimming

Reading quickly without understanding everything.

Reverse

To change something back to how it was before.

Proven

Shown to be true with facts and evidence.

Analog

Something like paper books or clocks with hands.

Deviation

A difference from what is normal, expected, or average.

Evidence

Facts that show if something is true.

Human interaction

Learning by talking and working with people.

Underperforms

Does worse than expected or worse than others.

Comprehension

Understanding what you read or hear.

Decline

A decrease or change from better to worse.

Inferential

Understanding ideas that are not directly written in the text.

Shift

A change from one thing to another.

Correlation

When two things are connected or change together.

Cognition

Cognition is everything your brain does to help you understand the world. It includes thinking, learning, remembering, paying attention, solving problems, and making decisions.

Cognitive decline

When thinking and learning abilities become weaker.

🧠 Vocabulary Meaning Game

Read the word on the left. Choose the correct meaning on the right.

Score: 0 / 0

✅ Activity 1: True or False

1. Screen time means reading books.

2. Deep reading means reading carefully.

3. Skimming means reading slowly.

4. Cognition is the way our brain thinks, learns, remembers, and solves problems.

5. Cognitive growth means your brain is getting better at learning and thinking.

6. Reading books can help support cognitive growth.

7. Cognitive decline means your thinking and memory skills become weaker over time.

8. Using your brain to solve puzzles and learn new things can help keep it active.

9. Cognition only means remembering things.

🧠 Activity 2: Complete the Ideas

1. In the past, students read ______ words deeply.

2. Skimming means reading ______.

3. Technology can change how we ______.

4. Humans learn best through ______ interaction.

🧠 Talk About the Infographic

Use this plan to explain the infographic clearly.

🟣 1. Title & Main Idea

The infographic is about:

The main message is:

🟡 2. The Past (Left Side)

Before, students had:

They read:

This means:

🔴 3. The Problem (Center)

Today, students:

This shows a:

They read:

🔵 4. The Reason (Right Side)

Humans learn best through:

Technology creates a problem because:

This is called a:

🟢 5. Evidence

The infographic shows evidence such as:

This means:

🟠 6. Solution

To improve learning, we should:

We should use more:

⚫ 7. Conclusion

In my opinion:

Because: