First Week of Science Activity: Growth Mindset Lesson

This is the perfect first week of science activity for middle school! Teach the SCIENCE behind the growth mindset! Students learn about the brain and how the BRAIN GROWS when you practice the GROWTH MINDSET!

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In this activity, students will:

• Take a Mindset Quiz and answer open-ended questions about how they feel about learning and growing.
• Read the article Growth Mindset and the Brain, which teaches students about fixed and growth mindsets, parts of the brain, neurons, and how neurons multiply and grow stronger when you are learning. (Simple science – not hard to understand!)
• Answer text-dependent questions based on the reading. All answers come directly from the text, so no prior knowledge is required.
• Complete a Mindset Re-Check to evaluate how their understanding of mindset and it’s impact on their learning has changed after the lesson.

This lesson includes the following parts:

• Before and After Mindset Checks (2 total, 2 pages each)
• Growth Mindset and the Brain article (2 pages)
• Text-dependent worksheet that corresponds directly to the article (2 pages)

Teacher Notes:

• Includes answer key.
• Please note that this first week of science activity is not editable.
• Includes both PRINT and digital GOOGLE SLIDES options to assign.
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