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4th grade reading & vocabulary
Unit 2: Lesson 1
Building knowledgeWelcome to the Growth Mindset unit!
Have you ever tackled a hard problem and thought, “Whew! I don’t think I can do this!”? Well this unit is here to tell you that you can! In this unit, you will learn all about growth mindset. Growth mindset is the belief that you can grow your brain and that your intelligence grows with effort and the right learning strategies.
In this unit, you will:
- explore how individuals and groups overcome challenges
- learn about the secret superpowers of the human brain and how to exercise it like a muscle
- read about people who faced difficult situations and persevered
By:
- watching videos to help you understand what good readers and writers do
- reading and answering questions about literary and informational texts
- learning new academic words
- applying correct grammar and mechanics (punctuation)
- revising and editing informational writing
In order to answer the essential question:
- How do people overcome challenges?
Want to join the conversation?
I am sorry i only have 2 questions is water wet? and how did the earth become why is the earth round?(8 votes)
Water is wet, in the sense of being a liquid which flows easily, because its viscosity is low, which is because its molecules are rather loosely joined together.(3 votes)
How do you grow your mind(3 votes)
You have to learn more.(2 votes)
this is a tip always try your best no ,matter what.....(5 votes)- What is the difference between a normal human brain beside an autism brain? Or some people grow older, but their brain still keeps like a kid's brain. What happens to them that their brain does not grow?(4 votes)
A normal human brain transmits non-affected signals while the brain of a person affected with ASD is impaired in their nervous system, causing damage to the brain which limits communication. Mental disorders and a significant slow-down of brain development.(3 votes)
- How many people overcome challenges is by continuously trying to do that thing ,or they just to not stop trying to find ways to complete it.(5 votes)
- if you really stugel on something for a will is hard for you than other stuff(4 votes)
how are maps made?(2 votes)
People travel the world and map it out with math and measurements. But now they have stuff in outer space that sees the hole world and they take pictures(3 votes)
- but why does not everyone have a big head for their brain?(3 votes)
Why so much word my brain hurts(3 votes)- I don’t know how to make games of videos on roblox and YouTube. But if I try more it will make a big increase I could also watch tutorials and edit games/videos for awhile an$ that may do the trick. I’m pretty sure it will. I’m not sure how people overcome hard challenges. But I do know is that they face it and be brave to do it. I got this from a website I think it says, the brain is a three pound paradox and, we use it every second of our lives like to move. Next it says, how so brains make decisions? And alo5. Ore question then I can’t say what else because, it says watch these 15 videos for more information about scientists discussing this stuff.(2 votes)
Why Roblox on Khan Academy(3 votes)