Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
1
Year:
2016
Type of Events Held:
- Lab Tour
Target Audiences:
- Elementary school students(1-5)
Approximate Number of People Reached:
200
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
Every May the Centre for Neuroscience Studies plays host to approximately 200 grade 5 students from local elementary schools. The students enjoy a day long event where they are engaged in demonstrations, activities and hands on experiments to teach them all about neuroscience research. The day of the event, the students are asked to submit research posters to us which are left on display at Queen’s University. The top posters are rewarded with prizes
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Website
- Social Media
Resources
Of the Dana Foundation publications/resources distributed at your event(s), if any, please indicate the three most popular. Please choose up to three. If "other," please indicate below:
- It’s Mindboggling!
- BAW Stickers
- BAW Pencils and Erasers
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Lesson Plans
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