Incredible Mind!

FUNES, ALEJANDRINA; FERRARI, ME ; NEILA, L; LUNA, SEBASTIAN; ROSSO, SB; PACCHIONI, A.

Mar del Plata

Congreso; XXXII Congreso Anual de la Sociedad Argentina de Investigaciones en Neurociencia (SAN).; 2017

Sociedad Argentina de Investigación en Neurociencia.(SAN)

Neuroscience researchers visited 2 elementary schools in Rosario to raise 3rd and 2nd grade students? consciousness about the important role of the brain in our daily life through games and fun activities. Each grade worked in its classroom coordinated by at least 3 members of the team and their teachers. Incredible Brain! consisted in short interventions using visual aid that were alternated with games and fun activities. For instance, after presenting the neuron´s shapes and parts, the students did one or more puzzles with neuron´s parts on a color cardboard. Then, to explain how neurons communicate they were asked to make neuronal circuits with their puzzles on a big poster. After that, and to talk about brain areas and their functions, they were asked to prepare a ?brain hat?. To do that they needed to paint, cut and glue the brain lobes. Both brain lobes, left and right, with their divisions were draw in a piece of paper. Then, they were asked to put on the ?brain hat? and point out the different brain areas while one of the team members described their functions. Finally, they learned about types of memories, perspective and the five senses through fun games. The whole activity was a big success because 3rd and 2nd grades were really engaged and have lots of fun. At the end, the students, their teachers and the school received small presents to remind them about Brain Awareness Week.