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Practice Makes Perfect – How the Brain Learns

Understand that repeated practice strengthens connections in the brain.

Module

Nervous System & Coordination

Age

Age 10

Duration

10 min

Questions

5

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  1. Question 1

    Multiple choice

    What happens in the brain when you practise a skill many times?

  2. Question 2

    Multiple choice

    What is the scientific term for the ability of the brain to change and adapt with experience?

  3. Question 3

    Multiple choice

    When a musician practises scales every day, which part of their nervous system becomes most trained?

  4. Question 4

    True or false

    A skill that you have practised many times requires less conscious effort because the brain has automated it.

  5. Question 5

    Matching

    Match each learning concept to its meaning.

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