Growing Your Mind

What are neurons?

• Characters in the show Jimmy Neutron on Nickelodeon

• A type of animal that is very nervous around people

• Special cells that send messages to other cells in your body

• Scientists who go to space to search for other life forms

What do neurons do? Select ALL that apply

• Send electrical message through your brain

• Send messages to the cells in your body

• Electrocute you

• Allow you to think

• Tell your muscles to move

From age zero to age six, which is true?

• You have MORE neurons in your brain

• You have FEWER neurons in your brain

• You have the SAME amount in neurons in your brain

Stimulation such as new situations and challenges create new neurons in your brain.

• True

• False

Your brain is like a muscle, the more you use it, the stronger it gets.

• True

• False

The best way to help your brain grow is to…

• Do things that are challenging

• Do things that you enjoy

• Do things that are easy

• Do things things that make you angry

Do you learn more when you get something right or wrong?

• When you get something right

• When you get something wrong