Brain Facts
The adult brain weighs approximately
3 pounds
"This is too hard. I quit." Fixed or growth mindset?
Fixed
At recess, you are trying to jump rope, but keep tripping on the rope. How should you approach the problem?
Option A) Give up and go play on the swings.
Option B) Ask a friend to give you some tips.
Option B
Instead of "I'm not good at this", try this
What am I missing?
I'll keep trying.
The brain is made up of this much water
75%
This is hard, but I am going to keep trying. Fixed or growth mindset?
Growth mindset
In math class, you are stuck on the first question on your independent work. How would a person with a growth mindset approach this challenge?
A person with a growth mindset would re-read the problem, try it on their own first, and then ask a teacher or classmate.
Instead of "I give up", try this
I'll try a different strategy.
I'll ask for help.
This is how fast the signals travel from one set of neurons to another when you have thought
About 680 miles per hour (the speed of an airplane)
I am a natural at playing the piano. I don't need to practice. Fixed or growth?
Fixed mindset
How would someone with a fixed mindset deal with this situation? My teacher comes up to give me some feedback about my project.
I don't care what my teacher says.
Instead of "This is too hard", try this
This may take some time.
I'm going to accept this challenge.
All things are hard before they're easy.
The brains has many folds, why?
The folds create more surface area for you to think.
If you laid out those folds, your brain would be a large as a newspaper page.
I got this question wrong. That means I am dumb. Growth or fixed mindset?
Fixed mindset
How would someone with a growth mindset overcome this challenge? You are trying to shoot a basket from the 3 point line, but cannot do it.
Keep persevering and don't give up! With practice you will get it.
Instead of "I'll never be that smart", try this
I will learn how to do it.
It's tough now, but I can get it.
The teeny tiny cells in the brain
Neurons
My science experiment didn't work the first time. I am going to ask my teacher for feedback so I can have more information when I try again. Fixed or growth mindset?
Growth mindset
How would a person with a growth mindset approach this situation? I don't read out loud as well as my classmates.
I will practice reading out loud with my family. I know that if I practice I can succeed!
Instead of "I just made a mistake" try this
Mistakes help me to learn