Viewing Guide for The Science of Teenage Brains

This graphic organizer provides prompts to think about as you watch the documentary The
Science of Teenage Brains: A Biological Miracle
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=waEeauOcduk

Previewing Prompts
Identify ● Rude
some ● Messy
common ● Gang affiliation
stereotypes ● Smokers
you hear
about
adolescents
today from
the adults in
your life or in
the media.

State ● Depends what you for them to be rude

whether you ● Messiness can depend on the person
tend to agree ● Just because someone is young and wearing certain clothes that doesn't
or disagree mean that they are in a gang
with these ● Smoking can depend on the person since some people may have a
stereotypes? circumstance but at the same time a lot of younger people don't smoke
What are the
reasons for
your
opinion?
During the Movie: Create a PMI (Plus, Minus, Interesting) chart about this
movie for Discussion
PLUS MINUS INTERESTING
What things did you find that What things did you see that you What things did you see that
you found to be positive about found to be negative about being you found to be interesting,
being a teenager? a teenager? different or surprising?

● Puberty can have a ● Acne ● Socrates found the

positive effect on our
brains if we have the
right influences (sports,
peers, ect)
● Teenagers can gain more
Self confidence and
academics with positive
feedback from peers
● Our brains are
developing faster which
meaning we can contain
more knowledge
● Disorders idea of teenage
● Teenagers usually prefer to rebellion
think about short term ● The brain is like a
effects rather than long construction site
term ● Puberty is a time in a
● Teenagers are usually person's life that
more influenced by their constructs their
friend groups and peers personality and
mental
Post-viewing Prompts
Explain how a) I will identify negative influences since it may cause me to change my
your learning behavior and other traits just to impress someone. I will also try my best to
from this think of long term consequences to certain actions in my life.
video (a)
might
change your
own
behavior /
thinking or
(b) help you
understand
your parents
/ guardians
point of view b) I will view how I'm acting by a third person action and try to understand if the
or (c) help action I'm doing is moral or negative in a way. I will also seek more guidance
you talk to from my parents and trusted peers.
your.

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