THE TEEN BRAIN
________________ IS AN IMPORTANT TIME FOR BRAIN DEVELOPMENT.
ADOLESCENCE
TEENS OFTEN THINK WITH THEIR _______________.
FEELINGS
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WHAT CAN HELP BRAIN DEVELOPMENT?
1.
2.
3.
4.
5.
6.
TALKING TO YOUR TEEN
SAFE ENVIRONMENT
ADULTS TO BELIEVE IN THEM
RESPOND BETTER TO REWARDS
THEY NEED CLEAR, CONSISTENT BOUNDARIES
MOST IMPORTANTLY-ABILITY TO DO THINGS INDEPENDENTLY
The flag of the USA consists of ___ stripes representing the original colonies. ...
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______ and ______ are the most popular dog names
LUNA
MILO
THE _______________ _________________ IS RESILIENT.
TEEN BRAIN
_________________ OF THE BRAIN CAN SHOW DIFFERENT PARTS LIGHTING UP WHEN THEY ARE BEING USED.
SCANS
THE PRE-FRONTAL CORTEX _______________, _________________, AND __________________.
PLANS, STRATEGIZES AND ORGANIZES
On average, Americans tend to eat about 100 acres of ________ each day
PIZZA
The largest zoo in the U.S.—and the world—is in ______________
NEBRASKA
_______________ _________________ MAY BEGIN TO APPEAR DURING ADOLESCENCE.
MENTAL ILLNESS
TEENS US THEIR ____________________ TO TRY TO UNDERSTAND EMOTION.
EMOTIONS
WHEN DOPAMINE CELLS IN THE PLEASURE CIRCUIT OF THE BRAIN ARE ACTIVATED, PEOPLE GET A FEELING OF __________ _____________/_______________.
WELL BEING/HAPPINESS
Despite its size, the USA only shares land borders with _____________ AND _________________
CANADA
MEXICO
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the ______ ________ is the national bird, but did you know this piece of animal trivia—that the American __________ is the national mammal
BISON
ALTHOUGH THE BRAIN STOPS GROWING IN SIZE BY EARLY ADOLESCENCE, THE ________ YEARS ARE ALL ABOUT FINE-TUNING HOW THE BRAIN WORKS.
TEEN
TEENAGERS USE THEIR AMYGDALA RATHER THEN THEIR ________________ ________________ MOST OF THE TIME.
PREFRONTAL CORTEX
THE PRUNING THAT TAKES PLACE IN THE BRAIN HELPS DEFINE PATHWAYS IN THE BRAIN. USING THE PATHWAYS _____________ THOSE CONNECTIONS.
STRENGTHENS
____________ has twice as many cows as people
MONTANA
A ______ on Venus is longer than a year on Venus:
DAY
_____________ _________________ IS RELATED TO SOCIAL EXPERIENCES DURING ADOLESCENCE.
BRAIN DEVELOPMENT
WHEN TEENS AND ADULTS LOOK AT FACES SHOWING DIFFERENT EMOTIONS, THE PART OF THEIR BRAINS THAT LIGHT UP ARE ______________________.
DIFFERENT
OXYTOCIN IS KNOWN FOR BEING A _______________ HORMONE.
BONDING
__________is the most popular name in the U.S. in the last century
JAMES
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There are 10 human body parts that are only 3 letters long
(eye hip arm leg ear toe jaw rib lip gum).