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Childhood Brain Maturation: Myelination and Synaptic Pruning
Explain how continued myelination, synaptic pruning, and hemispheric lateralization enhance cognitive speed and self-regulation in growing children.
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Childhood Cognitive and Social Development
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Examine physical maturation, cognitive transformations, memory development, and social-emotional dynamics throughout early and middle childhood.
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SS.912.P.6.1Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeExplain the interaction of environmental and biological factors in development, including the role of the brain in all aspects of development.
SS.912.P.6.15Florida Social Studies Standards · 5th GradeDescribe physical and motor development in childhood.