Growth Mindset

A big, fancy word that means we can grow and shape our brains throughout our entire lives is:

• Nervemessages

• Neuroplasticity

• Cranialsmartiosis

• Brain

The belief that intelligence and other qualities, abilities, and talents can be improved with effort, learning, and dedication over time is:

• Growth Mindset

• Fixed Mindset

Fixed Mindset is the belief that intelligence and other qualities, abilities, and talents are fixed traits that...

• are not useful.

• you can improve.

• cannot be improved much.

• don't even exist.

Research has shown that when students approach their school work and other pursuits with a _____________ _____________, they get better results.

• Growth Mindset

• Fixed Mindset

Select all of the examples of a fixed mindset.

• I like taking on a challenge.

• There are just some things I'll never be good at.

• I don't like asking questions.

• I can fix mistakes

• Anybody can improve if they put in effort.

Select all of the growth mindset examples.

• You're just smart or you're not.

• I'm not a very good artist, yet.

• When I fail, I quit.

• When I fail, I try again.

• I like taking on a challenge.

Franco struck out in his first baseball game. The coach offered to practice with him the next day, but Franco decided to just quit the team. Franco has a...

• Growth Mindset

• Fixed Mindset

Tabby tried to draw a tree. It ended up looking like a taco. She researched sketches of trees and tried drawing it again. This time it looked like a tree! Tabby has a...

• Growth Mindset

• Fixed Mindset

Building a new neural pathway in your brain takes lots of...

• Growing up

• Practice

• Sleep

• Chocolate

Select all answers that apply. The best ways to create new neural pathways and have good habits are to...

• Practice

• Practice

• Practice

• Practice

• Be Lazy