1. Dreams By: Chelsea Spears

2. Parts of the brain • Frontal lobe • Parietal lobe • Occipital lobe • Temporal lobe Found in the area around your forehead. Found at the back of your brain Is found in the back of the brain Are found just above the ears

3. Parts of the brain continued. Reasoning, planning, speech, movement, emotions, problem solving, and judging. Frontal Lobe- Parietal Lobe- Movement, orientation, recognition, senses, and language function. Occipital Lobe- Visual processing and color recognition. Temporal Lobe- Visual and auditory perception, memory, hearing, speech, and emotional responses.

4. Which part of the brain makes us dream? All parts of the brain work together to produce and process dreams. • The lower brain causes sleep. • The middle brain add emotion, which activates dreams. • The higher brain makes sense of the dreams.

5. Stages of sleep: Stage one: is the beginning of the sleep cycle it is light sleep. This period of sleep only lasts around 5-10 minutes. Stage two: The brain begins to produce sleep spindles, body temperature start to decrease, and the heart rate begins to slow. This stage lasts for about 20 minutes. Stage three: Delta waves are produced in this stage. Stage four: Known as delta sleep, stage four lasts about 30 minutes. Stage five: Most dreams occur during stage five. It’s know as REM (rapid eye movement) sleep. It lasts around 60 minutes.

6. Why do we dream? Some researchers suggest that dreams serve no purpose while others believe dreaming is essential to mental & emotional well-being. Dreaming is our brain’s way of processing everything we saw during the day.

7. Why can’t we remember our dreams? Most of us forget about 95-99% of our dreams because we sleep right through them and aren't paying attention to remembering anything. One dream researcher suggests that it's similar to when you are doing something that doesn't take much concentration, such as driving on an open road, so you are not paying attention to what you are doing.

8. Common dreams & meanings Flying: It means you’re on top of things, and you are in control of your life. Being naked in public: It means that you are unprepared for something or are trying to hide something. Falling:It symbolizes anxiety or something in your life being out of control. Being chased: Means you are running away from your problems. Taking an exam: Means you feel like you’re being tested, or that you’re facing a challenge and you don’t think you are ready for it.

9. More common dreams & meanings Water- Usually means your calm and good times are ahead Being lost-Means something is missing from your life (job, spouse, friends, etc.) Dogs- Is the most common animal to appear in dreams. It is a symbol of courage and loyalty.

10. http://www.webspawner.com/users/dream12/index.html http://www2.ucsc.edu/dreams/FAQ/index.html http://psychology.about.com/od/statesofconsciousness/a/SleepStages.htm http://library.thinkquest.org/J002391/functions.html http://science.howstuffworks.com/environmental/life/human-biology/dream7.htm Works Cited