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What’s Your Mindset?: Growth vs. Fixed Mindset

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August 26th 20204 Science Class Ms Riley

Daily Norms 1-Enter the room quietly; 2-Go Directly to your assigned seat; 3- Quietly begin the Bell Ringer; 4- Sit Quietly until the next instructions are given; 5-Follow directions the first time they are given

Quick write

What 2-3 words would you use to describe science?
What is your favorite science topic?
What is your favorite thing to do in science class?

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August 27th 20204 Science Class Ms Riley

Daily Norms 1-Enter the room quietly; 2-Go Directly to your assigned seat; 3- Quietly begin the Bell Ringer; 4- Sit Quietly until the next instructions are given; 5-Follow directions the first time they are given

Quick write

1-What are you looking forward to this year in science class? 2-What is something you wish I knew about you and your previous science experiences?

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August 27th 20204 Science Class Ms Riley

Daily Norms 1-Enter the room quietly; 2-Go Directly to your assigned seat; 3- Quietly begin the Bell Ringer; 4- Sit Quietly until the next instructions are given; 5-Follow directions the first time they are given

Reflect

Think about a time you failed. Describe the situation and how did you handle it? What did you learn to help you better deal with failure?

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August 28th 20204 Science Class Ms Riley

Daily Norms 1-Enter the room quietly; 2-Go Directly to your assigned seat; 3- Quietly begin the Bell Ringer; 4- Sit Quietly until the next instructions are given; 5-Follow directions the first time they are given

Reflect

Think about your Mindset Check Up. How did you score? A. 8-16 B. 17-24 C. 25-32 D. 33-40 E. 41-48 Make or copy 2 affirmations that will help you improve your mindset. If your score was 41-48, what will you continue to do to maintain your growth mindset?

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August 30th 2024 Science Class Ms Riley

Daily Norms 1-Enter the room quietly; 2-Go Directly to your assigned seat; 3- Quietly begin the Bell Ringer; 4- Sit Quietly until the next instructions are given; 5-Follow directions the first time they are given

Reflect

Why is it important to share data from an investigation?
Why do you think data from an investigation is placed in a table or graph?

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September 3 2024 Science Class Ms Riley

Daily Norms 1-Enter the room quietly; 2-Go Directly to your assigned seat; 3- Quietly begin the Bell Ringer; 4- Sit Quietly until the next instructions are given; 5-Follow directions the first time they are given

Reflect

How do you think being able to read and analyze data will help you in your everyday life?

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Science Vocabulary- Copy the chart in your journal and leave space for the definition

Science Term	Definition or example
Peak
Rise
Soar
Fluctuate
Stabilize
Decline
Drop
Climb
Increase

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What is the topic of the graph?
What does the x-axis represent? What does the y-axis represent?
What are some observations that you can make based on the graph?
What do you foresee happening in the next 10 years? Seasons affect populations of animals in food chains. Explain why populations go down in the winter and rise in the spring.

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August 30th 2024 Science Class Ms Riley

Data and Graphs Every Graph must include: Title, x and y axis labels and a scale Example:

Reflect

As a class or in small groups, build a representation of the class data. Examples: Shoe size, favorite color, # of siblings, hair type or color etc

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August 30th 2024 Science Class Ms Riley

Hair style	Number of students
Straight
Curly
Braids

Shoe size	# of students

Examples of data Charts

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August 30th 2024 Science Class Ms Riley

Daily Norms 1-Enter the room quietly; 2-Go Directly to your assigned seat; 3- Quietly begin the Bell Ringer; 4- Sit Quietly until the next instructions are given; 5-Follow directions the first time they are given

Show the video to students to refresh their memory about types of graphs. Data and Graphs (6:48) This video introduces the types of graphs to reflect data sets.

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Would You Rather?

colonize a new planet
stay here and fix Earth

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Flip Your Flop – 5 SENTENCE MINIMUM for Each Section

Color your flip flop. Describe your “Flop” as a detailed scenario similar to the scenarios from yesterday’s class. Describe how you “Flipped Your Flop” as a detailed scenario. Describe what your learned in at least 5 sentences.

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Is your mindset fixed?

May Look Like...	May Sound Like...
Avoiding challenges Making excuses Ignoring feedback Giving Up	“I can’t do this.” “I’m not going to try.” “No one helps me.” “This is too hard.”

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Or do you have a growth Mindset?

May Look Like...	May Sound Like...
Embracing challenges Giving your best effort Learning from other people’s feedback Believing your intelligence or ability can change if you work hard	“ I can do this.” “I’ll keep trying.” This may take hard work, but I will improve.” “I made a mistake, but that’s alright.”

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Clip 1: “The Pursuit of Happiness”

Reflection questions:

What character demonstrates the growth mindset? Explain.
What character demonstrates the fixed mindset? Explain.

The father thought about his own experience and he at first encouraged the son not to invest in playing basketball. After he saw his son’s reaction, he changed his advice

The

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Clip 2: “Michael Jordan”

Reflection questions:

What is Michael Jordan’s mindset? Explain.

Michael Jordan showed a growth mindset because no matter how many time he has failed, he continued to try.

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Clip 2: “Kobe Bryant”

Reflection question:

How is Mamba mentality like growth mindset? Explain.

Kobe explained the Mamba as a means for pushing oneself into more practicing

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Clip 2: “Meet the Robinsons”

Reflection question:

What was the young boys mindset? Explain. The young boy had a fixed mindset. He stated that he failed. He seemed as if he wanted to give up.
What redirection statement did he receive in the end? The people told him to keep moving forward. They told the boy not to give up.
Why are redirection statements important?

Redirection statements are important because it is used to encourage a person to continue to try and not give up. It helps them to develop a growth mindset

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Practicing a Growth Mindset

Examples What’s happening	Redirection Statements What can I say to myself?
Your team put in a lot of practice for the basketball game, but you still lose?	I will continue to practice hard and do my best in the next game.
Every week from Monday to Thursday I went on about 4 to 5 job interviews and I did not get a job. I was told that I need more experience	I went to school. I went to another school and I kept trying to land a job and I did.
I practice doing nails for a talent show competition. I ended winning third place	Kayla can continue to practice and enter another competition to try to win first
I want to play a video game but I don’t have the money to buy it. So I won’t be able to ever play the game	Joselyn can sell some things to earn money. She can save the money she earns so that she can buy the game systyem
Annalee knows how to do hair very well, but nobody knows about her talent. Annalee says, “I will never have clients”	Annalee can network her talents

Think about real-world examples of when you may need to exercise a growth mindset. Work with your team to come up with a list of examples of when it is important to demonstrate a growth mindset? What redirection statement can you create to help to overcome any challenge.