Growth Mindset: The Mysterious World of Neurons
From Big Ideas by ClassDojo · 2016
3 minK1st2nd3rd4th5thSocial-Emotional Learning
Summary
Mojo shrinks down and tours the inside of his own brain, where neurons pass messages along paths that get faster and stronger with practice. The most science-flavoured episode of the series — a friendly picture of why repetition works.
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Discussion questions
Discussion
There is a physical reason practice works: the connections in your brain actually change.
- What did Mojo find inside his brain?
- What happens to the path between neurons when you practice something over and over?
- Why is the first try at something usually the hardest?
- What skill have you practiced so much that it feels easy now?
Quick work-a-long
Vocabulary: neuron, connection, path, signal, practice.
Try it: Trace a path across a piece of paper with your finger once, then twenty times. Write one sentence about what that has to do with your brain.