THINKING
ABOUT
THE THINKING
BRAIN
Unit 1 Wrap-Up
Brain Quiz Show!
 Break up into two teams, and come up with a team
name.
 Like Family Feud™, each team sends one person up to
answer the question. The team should send up a
different student for each question rotating through until
everyone has had a turn.
 If you know the answer, raise your hand.
 If you are the first to respond, you then have 30 seconds
to consult with your team for help and give a final
answer.
 If you answer incorrectly, the other team gets a chance
to steal.
Brain Quiz Show!
 Question 1:
What is a GROWTH Mindset?
 Answer:
A belief that people can learn, they can
change, and they can become better at
something with effort, learning strategies,
and help from others.
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 Question 2:
What is Persistence?
 Answer:
You keep going even when the going gets
tough and you stay focused on the task at
hand without getting distracted.
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 Question 3:
What is Resilience?
 Answer:
You show toughness when you get
knocked down and you bounce back and
try again, and again, and again, . . .
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 Question 4:
What is Grit and why is it important?
 Answer:
The combination of both persistence and
resilience, and you need grit to get past all
of the obstacles, setbacks, and problems in
learning and in life.
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 Question 5:
How does your brain think thoughts?
 Answer:
By sending messages across brain cells
(neurons) from one cell to the next.
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 Question 6:
Name the four (4) parts of a Neuron.
 Answer:
Dendrites
Cell body
Axon
Axon Transmitters.
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 Question 7:
What are dendrites?
 Answer:
The part of the neuron that receives
messages from other cells.
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 Question 8:
What is the axon?
 Answer:
The long cable that carries an electrical
message from the cell body out to its axon
transmitters, which are located at the end of
the axon at the space between cells.
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 Question 9:
What is the synapse?
 Answer:
The space between the axon of one neuron
and the dendrites of the next neuron.
OR
The space where the axon transmitters of one
neuron send a chemical signal to the dendrites
of the next neuron.
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 Question 10:
How are messages transmitted in your brain?
 Answer:
An electrical signal travels along the axon to
the axon transmitters where it becomes a
chemical signal that is released into the
synapse to be picked up by the dendrites of the
next neuron.
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 Question 11:
What does your brain need to function
well?
 Answer:
Fuel
Sleep
Exercise
Challenge
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 Question 12:
How does challenge help your brain to function
well?
 Answer:
The more you challenge your brain, and practice
at getting better at something, the easier and
faster it is for the brain to find that information
and do well at the challenge.
Brain Quiz Show!
 Question for everyone 13:
What is something you would tell a
classmate about how to help his or her
brain?
 Answer:
(Many Possible Answers)
REFERENCES
 Duckworth, A. L. (2013b). True grit. The Observer: 26(4), 1-3.
 Dweck, C. S. (2006). Mindset: The new psychology of success. New
York, NY: Ballantine Books: Random House.
 Florida Virtual School (2013, August 14). Grit: the key to success at
FLVS. Retrieved from https://www.youtube.com/watch?
v=uwsZZ2rprqc&list=UU9PsiogWteIFRmR6yZq4CGQ
 King, R., & King, D. (2011). Step-It-Up-2-Thrive. Thrive Foundation for
Youth, Menlo Park, CA.
 2-Minute Neuroscience (2014, July 22). The neuron. Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUgZq9PkDp1xaEivtcfJPSg
 2-Minute Neuroscience (2014, July 22). Synaptic Transmission.
Retrieved from
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCUgZq9PkDp1xaEivtcfJPSg