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This activity demonstrates the importance of wearing a helmet to protect the brain. An egg is used to symbolize a head with the shell as the skull and the inside of the egg as the brain.

In this activity about the baroreceptor reflex (BR) arc (page 123 of the PDF), learners discover the importance of maintaining adequate arterial blood pressure through a role playing exercise.

In this artistic activity, learners blow up a smaller picture into a larger one, by using a grid.

In this activity, learners estimate risks associated with different events and compare their estimates to the real possibilities.

If you had a long tube with a 5 millimeter wide slit, would you see the entire Golden Gate Bridge?

Create 3D glasses and use them to explore color, light and optics. Fool your brain into 'seeing' three dimensions on a flat surface!

In this activity, learners cut, fold, and paste paper representing biomolecules to create a three-dimensional cell membrane with embedded proteins.

In this fun math activity (page 1 of the pdf), learners exercise the creative part of their brain by trying to describe a number without mentioning the actual number (for instance, the number 12 could

This activity (9th activity on the page) about hearing demonstrates to learners the importance of having two ears.

In this activity about neuron/target muscle recognition (page 44 of the PDF), learners arranged in two rows facing away from each other use string to simulate neural development.

In this activity (11th activity on the page), learners use their sense of touch to identify matching pairs of objects hidden in bags. Learners can also play this game with partners.

This activity (on pages 21-32 of PDF) has learners act out several classic brain teasers.

In this activity, learners play a simple card game to learn the sequence of events in the transmission of nervous system signals.

In this activity (12th on the page), learners investigate their ability to discriminate (see) different colors.

In this activity (3rd on the page), learners conduct a series of tests to find out which of their eyes is more dominant.

In this activity (on page 134 of the PDF), learners explore reaction time.

In this activity, learners investigate visual perception as well as plan and conduct their own experiments.

In this activity (page 105 of the PDF), learners measure heart rate and blood pressure and learn how to obtain consistent measurements during repeated tests.