Left Brain, Right Brain: Facts, Trivia, and Quizzes
Mind Games left brain right brain creative Facts Trivia and Quizzes logic Francesca Potts Lerner Publications Minneapolis
Introduction BRAIN BATTLE You're back at school after staying home sick yesterday To catch up you borrow notes from your friends Sam and Erin Sam's notes are super organized with neat lists The ideas in Erin's notes are connected with swirly arrows Doodles fill the page It's obvious that your friends do not take in data the same way It's almost as if their brains work differently intuition
HALF BRAINED In the past some scientists believed people used one side of their brain more than the other Each side was linked with certain functions or traits They thought right brained people were creative and emotional And they believed left brained people were more rational and logical Scientists now know that this theory is false People use both sides of their brain equally But the theory is based on the ways people make decisions and learn And it can be a great way to learn more yourself about