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Brain Box (Bag) of Science
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In this neuroscience activity (5th activity on the page), learners explore their sense of touch without using their senses of vision and hearing.

Thaumatrope
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In this activity, learners make an optical illusion toy from the 1800s to explore persistence of vision.

False Memories
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Use this activity (10th on the page) to help learners explore memory and how sometimes your brain makes up its own memories. Learners will read and try to remember the words in list #1.

Jumping to Conclusions
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In this online brain stumper, the bottom half of a series of letters is covered. You may think you know what it says, but remove the black bar to see if you're right.

Sock It To Me!
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In this activity (7th activity on the page), learners use their sense of touch to identify mystery objects hidden in socks.

Gray Step
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In this activity, learners discover that it's difficult to distinguish between two different shades of gray when they aren't separated by a boundary.

Mirrorly a Window
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In this activity about light and reflection, learners discover that what you see is often affected by what you expect to see.

Half Full or Half Empty
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In this activity (12th activity on the page), learners conduct an experiment to demonstrate how muscles are constantly feeding information to the brain about what they are doing.

Mirror, Mirror
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In this activity, learners discover that it is difficult to trace a curve by using its reflection in a mirror. Use this activity to discuss how the brain works.

Molecule Match
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In this activity, learners will use their nose to sniff out hidden scents using extracts and cotton balls. Activity includes materials list, game instructions, STEM connections and more.

Shrinking Spot
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In this activity, learners control the (apparent) size of a hole with their brain.

Edible/Inedible
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In this activity about olfaction (9th activity on the page), learners smell 10 different items with different odors, including some edible food items.

Smell Detective
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In this activity about olfaction (8th activity on the page), learners smell 10 different items with different odors. Then they try to identify the smells when they are mixed together.

Memory Solitaire
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In this online game, learners practice memory recall. They are shown a collage of pictures for two minutes, then have to write down everything they remember and check how they did.

Mystery Noises
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In this game (4th activity on the page) about hearing, learners test their ability to identify various sounds without looking.

Expose Your Nose
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In this simple exploratory activity (1st activity on the page), blindfolded learners try to identify mystery items by smell.

Become a Neurologist: Detective Threshold
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In this neuroscience activity (4th activity on the page), learners make their own set of Von Frey hairs to test detection thresholds.

Model Eardrum
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In this activity (last activity on the page), learners make a model of the eardrum (also called the "tympanic membrane") and see how sound travels through the air.

Smell Match
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In this matching activity (3rd activity on the page), learners use their sense of smell to match pairs of opaque containers filled with various smelly items like orange peel, roses, or moth balls.

Reaction Time
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In this activity, learners conduct an experiment to test how fast they can react. Learners try to catch a piece of paper with a ruler printed on it (or a ruler) as quickly as they can.