What's Going On in the Adolescent Brain

Why do teenagers want to take more risks?

• They want to get to the top of the ladder more quickly.

• They are a lot unhappier.

• The brain is sensation seeking.

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What is the name given to gaps between nerve cells connected by electrical impulses?

• Prunes

• Synapses

• Myelin

Once Synapses are pruned, are they gone forever?

• Yes

• No

Where in the brain does 'planning' take place?

• The Frontal lobe

• The Temporal Lobe

• The Cerebellum

What happens to the amount of Myelin in your brain during adolescence?

• It increases

• It decreases

• It stays the same

The more Myelin you have the ____________ information travels in your brain.

• slower

• faster

The limbic system developing before the pre-frontal cortex makes teens do what?

• Make decisions that will hurt them in the future

• Make better decisions than their parents

• Work hard

• Study hard

Select the option that does NOT help to maintain your brain.

• Wear a helmet

• Get a lot of sleep

• Header a football

• Stay away from harmful substances

The word pruning in paragraph 3 means:

• Connecting

• Overproducing

• Growing

• Eliminating

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CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RL.8.4

Read the thesaurus entry.

Insulate v: wrap, cushion, isolate, detach

Which synonym best fits how insulating is used in paragraph 4?

• Wrap

• Cushion

• Isolate

• Detach

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CCSS.RL.6.4

CCSS.RL.7.4

CCSS.RI.6.4

CCSS.RI.7.4

CCSS.RI.8.4