Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
Two
Year:
2022
Type of Events Held:
- Conference/Forum
- Online/Virtual
- School Program
- Social Media Campaign
- Workshop
Target Audiences:
- General Public
- High school students (9-12)
- Middle school students (6-8)
Approximate Number of People Reached:
300
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
A fair was be held over the weekend, with workshops and talks.
The talks were in Spanish or Basque and covered topics regarding the development of language in infants and neuronal plasticity. They were retransmitted via Zoom for those attendees that were not able to assist in person.
The workshops comprised different activities for the children and their families, giving them an overview of the brain and its functions. They started by creating neurons from craft blocks and seeing how they connect to each other to transmit information. The next step was to learn about the different areas of the brain and their functions, for which a paper hat was made and compared to a real animal brain! The workshops ended with a fun collection of optical illusions to learn more about perception and how our brains can sometimes trick us. The workshops were offered in Basque, Spanish, and English.
In addition, on school days, students from different schools participated in workshops specially designed according to their age at the Eureka museum.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Advertisements
- Emails
- Posters/Flyers
- Website
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Resources
What downloadable materials from the Foundation did you use for your events?
- Certificate of Participation
- Kids' Fact Sheets Grades 3-5
- Kids' Fact Sheets Grades 6-8
- Truth or Myth Flash Cards
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Activities/Experiments
- Other
Other Downloadable Materials:
- Materials in Spanish
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- Brain Awareness Week Logos
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
Highlighting the impact of our daily habits in our brain functioning to the general public and children is of great importance to the community.
Spreading scientific knowledge, such as basic neuroscience in this case, contributes to a stronger scientific background of the general public.
