What do you observe What do you observe

What do you observe?

What do you observe? • Enlarged photo?

What do you observe? • Enlarged photo? • Looks like a tree

What do you observe? • Enlarged photo? • Looks like a tree • Are they all connected?

What do you observe?

What do you observe? • Electric?

DENDRITES - Greek word for tree (flowers of intelligence)

Your Brain is FILLED with DENDRITES

YOU control how many DENDRITES that you g ro w

At Birth 6 Years Old 14 Years Old Dendrites in the Human Brain

Human Brain • size of a • weighs about 3 pounds (“Newspaper brain”)

Human Brain • size of a grapefruit (“Newspaper brain”) • weighs about 3 pounds • has 100 Billion cells • cells can grow as many as 1 million billion dendrite connections • Dendrites – about 100 miles

Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)

Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)

Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)

Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)

Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)

Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)

Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)

Learning occurs & dendrites grow when you. . . • Have NEW experiences (physical, emotional, intellectual)

Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by:

Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning

Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying

Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying • putting forth full effort

Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying • putting forth full effort • the more dendrites you grow, the smarter you become.

Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying • putting forth full effort • the more dendrites you grow, the smarter you become. • use it or lose it.

Student Responsibility Grow your own dendrites by: • paying attention to learning • studying • putting forth full effort • the more dendrites you grow, the smarter you become. • use it or lose it. • those who do the work, grow the dendrites.

You can be like him or like her. The choice is completely up to you.