Week 1: Your Brain is a Construction Zone

The Fact: Just like a muscle, your brain gets stronger when you push it. It is physically impossible to practice something and not get better at it eventually.

Reflection: Name one thing you are good at now (gaming, a sport, drawing) that you used to be bad at. How did your "brain muscle" grow there?

The Fact: Your brain is made of billions of neurons. When you learn, they send electric signals to each other to create new "roads." This is called neuroplasticity.

Reflection: If your brain is a "dynamic power grid," what happens to the "roads" in your brain when you practice a new math step?