Grade 8 · Science
How the Brain Learns
Think back to the first time you tried to ride a bike, type on a keyboard or work through a long division problem. Every move felt slow and clumsy, and you had to concentrate on each step. A few weeks later, you could do it almost without thinking. Something had changed, and it was not your hands or your eyes; it was your brain.
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