Brainology
The boy in the cartoon who helped you along your Brainology journey.
Who is Chris?
People who believe they can develop their intelligence, abilities and talents have this type of mindset.
What is a growth mindset?
The name for your brain's natural response that causes your body to release chemicals into your bloodstream that make your heart beat faster, skin sweat and breathing speed up.
What is fight or flight?
This is the ideal amount of sleep the brain needs to function at its best
What is 8-9 hours?
This makes your brain grow stronger
What is learning?
I am the girl in the cartoon who helped you along your Brainology journey.
Who is Dahlia?
People who believe that basic qualities such as intelligence and abilities can not be developed have this type of mindset.
What is a fixed mindset?
The approximate weight of the human brain
What is 3 pounds?
These are 3 power foods for the brain
What are nuts, eggs, fish, poultry, fruit, vegetables and low-fat dairy?
This is the process for square breathing
What is inhale for 4 seconds, hold for 4 seconds, exhale for 4 seconds and hold for 4 seconds then repeat?
Most mornings, I can be found downstairs greeting students as they arrive to Prep Academy
Who is Mr. Hildreth?
The response a person with a growth mindset would have when one of their classmates gets the highest score on the math test.
What is congratulate the student and feel inspired by the success of others?
These are "root" like structures in a neuron that grow when learning something new
What are dendrites?
This type of memory only last a few seconds to a few minutes and is where anything that you pay attention to will go
What is your working memory?
Sang at breakfast during the Y-camp overnight trip, this line was sung after "Big owls hoot".
What is "And Little Owls Toot"?
I am the "doctor" in the cartoon who taught you all about the brain.
Who is Dr. Cerebrus?
The response a fixed mindset student would have when given back an essay with lots of red ink and suggestions for improvement.
What is give up, become defensive or get angry with the teacher?
This insulates the axon of a neuron and facilitates the transmission of a nerve impulse
What is myelin or myelin sheath?
These are 3 things you can do to keep your brain operating at its peak performance
What are exercise, sleep and eat?
This was written on the hat Dr. Gogerty wore during Boat Races
What is admiral?
I discovered mindsets through decades of research on motivation, achievement and success. I also helped develop the Brainology program.
Who is Dr. Carol Dweck?
This is how a person with a growth mindset views effort.
What is that effort is the path to mastery and effort allows them to reach ever-higher levels of achievement?
This part of the brain was larger and stronger in London cab drivers
What is the hippocampus?
This is what the acronym BRAIN stands for
What is Break it Down, Repeat & Review, Active Learning, Information Search, and Never Give Up?
These are some of the best GT consultants around who joined you for Brainology during the year (name 4 of the 6)
Who are Mr. Berg, Mrs. Davis, Mrs. Finnegan, Mrs. MacKenzie, Mrs. Ovrom, and Mr. Snyder?