RJA #13b: Annotated Bibliography, Part 1

"Brain and Exercise." CBS News. CBS. n.p., 24 Sept. 2009. Web. This was a great video that talked with the Author of the book SPARKS and what this book is all about. In this video he states that exercise before tougher classes increases learning. He proves this by showing exercise enlarges the hippocampus which is where learning and memory are located, so with this happening right before a tough class this improves there overall class grade.
"play." 3. Encyclopedia - Britannica. N.p.: n.p., n.d. Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc. Web. 20 Nov. 2009. . I used Encyclopedia Britannica for a source because it has founded encyclopedic background which gives accurate definitions and sometimes a summary. I used it for the definition of play which was stated as ‘“the most important step in the development of a child.”’
"RECESS IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS." NASPE Position Statement AAHPERD,
2006. Web. 18 Nov. 2009. The NASPE is the National Association of Sport and Physical Education put out a position statement which stated the importance of recess in elementary schools. The NASPE is sponsored by its mother association AAHPERD which is the American Alliance for Health, Physical Education, Recreation and Dance.
Barros, Romina M.; Silver, Ellen J.; Stein, Ruth E. K.. “School Recess and Group Classroom Behavior” Pediatrics, Feb2009, Vol. 123 Issue 2, p431-436, 6p; DOI: 10.1542/peds.2007-2825; (AN 36464288) Dr. Romina Barros is a MD and pediatrician in the Bronx, New York who conducted a secondary survey and wrote a summary of her findings called, Daily School Recess Improves Classroom Behavior. Her study found out how often students received recess and for how long. She categorized her information and related recess duration and amounts to improved classroom behavior.