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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 4 - 14 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this neuroscience activity, learners conduct a simulation to demonstrate how multiple incoming signals influence the action of neurons.

free Ages 11 - 14 30 to 45 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners review the parts of the synapse and their functions by playing a game.

free Ages 11 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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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.

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this activity (25th on the page) about learning and memory, learners explore a training method that animal trainers employ called "shaping." Working in pairs, learners will attempt to "shape" each

$1 - $5 per group Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this simulation of synapses, learners act out communication at the neural level by behaving as pre-synaptic vesicles, neurotransmitters, post-synaptic receptors, secondary messengers and re-uptake

1 cent - $1 per group Ages 11 - 18 45 to 60 minutes
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In this outdoor activity, learners play a game of Tag to discover how neurons attach themselves to each other to form a chain.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this demonstration (9th on the page), learners explore eyewitness memory and how memories differ amongst individuals. While the rest of the group is minding their own business (i.e.

free Ages 8 - 18 10 to 30 minutes
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In this activity and game, learners will train to improve balance and spatial awareness by performing throwing and catching techniques on one foot.

free Ages 8 - 14 1 to 4 weeks
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In this activity, learners create an electrical circuit and investigate how some dissolved substances conduct electricity.

$10 - $20 per group Ages 11 - 14 45 to 60 minutes
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This is an activity (located on page 131 of the PDF) related to sleep and circadian rhythms as well as space travel.

free Ages 8 - 18 45 to 60 minutes