Following her interest in health and wellness, Kayla chose to research an offshoot of her other project. Today she researched the basic concepts in neuroscience. During our session she looked at many reputable websites, including the Harvard Center for the Developing Child to read about such topics as parts of the brain and their functions, stress responses, toxic stress, how the brain works to cause physical responses, and the science behind fear. She learned about the structure and function of the brain stem, limbic system, and the cortex's lobes. Following her internet research, we began watching a neuroscience documentary on the topic, and we both took notes and stopped periodically to discuss the concepts and connections to real life experiences. Part of my goal as her teacher in this research is to ask her numerous open ended questions to help her to cognitively process and respond substantively to a question, using improved language. This helps her to practice critical thinking and conversing regarding a challenging topic.