Neuroscience Education Activities
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Parts of the Roller Brain
This hands-on activity uses play-doh to teach learners about the names, locations, and functions of brain parts through the lens of sports. This activity is great for kids aged 5-11 years who are new to neuroscience.
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Protect Your Brain
This all-ages critical thinking challenge combines friendly competition, problem-solving, and teamwork with engineering, materials science, neuroscience, and physics to build a better helmet to protect a ‘brain’ from cracking when dropped.
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Neuron Game
This interactive game gets participants to act out the working parts of a neuron while learning about how brain cells communicate. This low-cost activity is great for groups of 8-10 kids between 9 and 18 years of age.
Scientist on Skates
Dr. Liz/Sara Tonin, and sometimes Sara Bellum too, regularly uses roller derby to teach about the brain at bouts, schools, museums, and no-cost public appearances. Check out our social media handles for where you can catch us next!
