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Your Brain is like a Muscle.

Learn about common setbacks experienced in school through student stories. Explore the Growth Mindset and how to support your brain's development for successful learning.

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Your Brain is like a Muscle.

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  1. Your Brain is like a Muscle. Giuseppe Arcimboldo (1593, Italy)

  2. We needyour help!

  3. Everybody has challenges in school.What are some setbacks or problems that youhave experienced in yourclasses in school? Warm Up

  4. Keisha “I’m usually good at classes like PE or social studies, but I get nervous before a math or science test. It’s like I try to memorize everything, but when I sit down to take the test, I can’t remember anything and my heart starts beating really fast.” - Keisha, 9th grade student in San Jose, CA

  5. Alan “I’m not the best at English or Social Studies class. It’s mostly because English isn’t my first language. Everybody else seems to know so much more than me. They can new learn things so much faster.” - Alan, 10th grade student in San Jose, CA

  6. Star Wars Clip

  7. The Growth Mindset Yoda had a Growth Mindset which is a belief that people can learn, change and become better at things with effort, strategies and help.

  8. The Growth Mindset • The brain has an amazing ability to grow and develop like a muscle. • With a growth mindset, you know that people can learn, change and develop. • You know that people aren’t just “dumb” at Math or English; everybody can improve.

  9. The Brain

  10. Ball Toss How does your brain think?

  11. Neuron & Synapses Video Synapse = connecting space between neurons Chemicals carry the signal across the space.

  12. Take a Guess! How much of the energy in your bodyis taken up by your brain?

  13. Your Brain Needs… • Fuel • Sleep • Exercise • Challenge!

  14. When you work hard at something, the active neuronal pathways thicken with connections and they get faster at thought.

  15. What does this mean for successful learning? • Your brain forgets when it doesn’t have enough energy or rest. • The more your brain muscle practices, the easier it is for the brain to find information. • If you tie a new fact to other knowledge that your brain already has, it’s easier for the brain to “get it”.

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