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Born to Learn

Directions: Read the questions listed below first. Watch the video and answer the questions with complete sentences. Tips: Listen for the key terms that are bolded below. Stop the recording any time to pause and type your answers.

Born to Learn | KSPS Documentaries | PBS

https://www.pbs.org/video/ksps-documentaries-born-learn/

1. What’s the importance of a parent talking with their baby?
2. Explain the terms “nurture” and “nature”.
3. The most rapid brain development happens at what age range?
4. Why is “pruning” neurons a good thing?
5. What is the critical period of language learning?
6. How does talking “parentese” affect a baby?
7. How are babies like little scientists?
8. How do bi-lingual brains to those with one language?
9. What is brain plasticity?
10. How do the experiences in early life affect the brain?
11. What happens when a child does not get healthy serve and return interactions?
12. How does toxic stress hurt brain development?
13. How does executing functioning affect a child’s actions?
14. How does a low-income child’s learning compare to a high-income child’s?
15. What do many troubled teens have in common?
16. What is the most important thing you learned from this documentary?