| Listed on this page as they are developed are resources which you may find useful in exploring neuroscience and how it relates to 5th through 8th grade learning. These activities have been developed through collaboration of teachers, neuroscientists at the University of MN, and staff from the Science Museum of Minnesota. The resources listed below may be viewed and downloaded in pdf and MS Word format. You will need Adobe Acrobat Reader to open the pdf files; click here to download this free program. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Here is a complete alignment of BrainU's class activities with the MN standards (5/07). | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Cool Tool (finding cool receptors on your skin) Instructions for making this station Directions display poster Brain-outside display poster Brain-inside display poster |
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| Do the Stroop (comparing reading words vs saying colors) Instructions for making this station Directions display poster Brain-outside display poster Brain-inside display poster Stroop word list #1 (words & colors are the same) Stroop word list #2 (colors different than words) |
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| Get the Point (testing skin sensitivity to touch) Instructions for making this station Directions display poster Brain-outside display poster Brain-inside display poster Homunculus diagram |
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| Heads
or Tails (using touch to determine the side of a coin) Instructions for making this station Directions display poster Brain-outside display poster Brain-inside display poster |
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| Memory
Box (exploring how one remembers a group of objects) Instructions for making this station Directions display poster Brain-outside display poster Brain-inside display poster |
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| Tell Me About It
(using verbal directions to build a structure) Instructions for making this station Directions display poster Brain-outside display poster Brain-inside display poster |
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| This is Cool (discriminating among different temperatures) Instructions for making this station Directions display poster Brain-outside display poster Brain-inside display poster |
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| Try Angle (demonstrating that practice improves performance) Instructions for making this station Directions display poster Brain-outside display poster Brain-inside display poster |
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| Exhibit Station Answers Student Worksheet Answers |
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