Brain Based Learning

Why is it important to involve students in group activities?

• It makes the class louder.

• The brain learns better through social interaction.

• It saves the teacher time.

• It helps students avoid work.

What does the brain naturally look for when learning something new?

• Random information.

• Patterns and connections to what we already know.

• Complicated ideas.

• Distractions.

What does neuroplasticity mean?

• The brain can’t change once it’s fully grown.

• The brain can change and adapt with new experiences.

• The brain is fixed from birth.

• Learning is impossible after a certain age.

What key concept does the Fine-Tuning the Brain section help develop?

• It shows how information is processed in the brain and how to make your brain its best

• It shows the process of how dendrites work

• It shows the ways that information is sent and how teens can make their brains worse

• It shows that the key to a good-working brain is repetition

Why do scientists compare the brain to a muscle? Choose two answers.

• The brain can be trained.

• The brain can boost our mood.

• The brain can grow when resting

• The brain can help us solve problems.

• The brain can become stronger with use.

someone who focuses on studying the brain and the functions of the nervous system is

• overt

• neuroscientist

• nueroscience

• neural

Based on the information in "A Computer in Your Head?," which of the following is an example of a function that a brain can perform, but a computer cannot?

• rewire itself

• store memories

• respond to signals

• use energy to recharge

What are neural connections?

• things that help make you healthier

• the trillions of signals in your brain that create your thoughts, feelings, memories & actions

• when you spend time with a friend and get to know someone

Passage: Phineas Gage: A Gruesome but True Story About Brain Science Which quote best supports the theory of whole brainers: The brain is one “whole intelligence” and any part of the brain can give instruction or thought?

• “Whole Brainers believe that thoughts and commands can originate anywhere in the brain jelly/cloud and flash into action.” (18)

• “His opponents believe in ‘localized function’; that is, they believe that the brain is divided into specific areas that control specific things.” (20)

• “The 10 billion neurons in your brain are not connected at random.” (26)

Why should learning involve multiple senses?

• To make learning more fun.

• Using more senses helps us remember better.

• It’s easier for the teacher.

• It confuses students.