Neuroscience for Kids - Experiments and activities

Experiments and Activities

Modeling the Nervous System
Make a model of the brain, a neuron or the retina. Fun for all. Check out the BRAIN recipes or take a peek at the Mammalian Brain Collection. There is also an "egg-citing" brain damage demo.

Brain Games
Can your eyes deceive you? How good is your memory? Do you like to play games or challenge your friends? Then check out the brainteasers, puzzles, games and jokes related to the nervous system. Also,get in on the neuroscience web search treasure hunt and compete for the"Golden Neuron Award".

OutsideGames
Anyone ready for a game of "Synaptic Tag"?

Neuroscience Coloring Book
Color any or all of these pictures to make your owncoloring book.

BrainWorksheets and Lessons
Games, puzzles, activities and lesson ready to print. Somerequire access to this site; others are great off-lineactivities to keep your brain busy.

Creative Writing Projects
Don't settle for a boring report. Try a creative writing project!

Reflexes
Quick! What was that? Jump, kick, and grab it before it hits thefloor. How good are your reflexes? Quick and easy experiments are here for you to try.

The Senses: Taste--Smell--Vision--Touch--Hearing
Lots of experiments to explore how we learn about the world around us: smell, taste, touch, see and hear. Great teacher resources and plenty oflinks. Perhaps a science fair project too.

Sidedness
Most people are right-handed. Are they also right-footed? Right-eyed?Right-eared? Find out here.

Sleep and Dreaming
Do you remember your dreams? How much do animals sleep? Why do wesleep? Go here to find out.

Memory and Learning
Would you be a good detective? Have you noticed what color eyes your best friend has? Can you remember what you had for dinnerlast night? Techniques and activities to help us remember andunderstand how our brain "arranges" information.

Biological Rhythms
Keeping track of time with our internal clock. Our sleep patterns,body temperature, and our alertness are controlled by an internalclock. Would this internal clock still work if you were in the dark 24hours a day? Do other animals have an internal clock? Findout...