Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
2
Year:
2017
Type of Events Held:
- Workshop
Target Audiences:
- Middle school students(6-8)
- University students
Approximate Number of People Reached:
150
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
WORKSHOP INFORMATION ON THE SENSORAL SYSTEM OF THE HUMAN BODY – SENSE AND ITS REPRESENTATION IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, IN THE LUDDICAL MODE WITH SCRAPS AND COLLAGENS, VIDEOS AND EXPERIMENTS. IN PARTNERSHIP WITH THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ AND INTENDED FOR STUDENTS OF THE SCHOOL OF DUARTE ANIBAL. THE ACTIVITY WAS HELD ON MARCH 16, 2017, MORNING. THE FEDERAL UNIVERSITY OF PARÁ WAS ALSO NOT EXCLUDED FROM THIS DEBATE AND PROMOTED, ON THE 17TH, THE 6TH BRAIN WEEK, UNDER THE COORDINATION OF PROFESSOR ALESSANDRA TOMÁS, WITH THE OBJECTIVE OF SENSITIZING PEOPLE TO THE IMPORTANCE OF NEUROSCIENCE RESEARCH. THE PROGRAM OF THE EVENT INCLUDED WORKSHOPS AND A ROUNDTABLE. STUDENTS FROM ALL LEVELS OF THE CAMPUS COULD ATTEND. THE ACTIVITIES WERE: NATURAL GYMNASTICS WORKSHOP AND NERVOUS SYSTEM. OFFICE OF SOMATOSENSORY STIMULI. ROUNDTABLE “PHYSICAL EXERCISE AND MULTIPLE APPROACHES” NEUROPLASTICITY AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE; DOUBLE TASK AND PHYSICAL EXERCISE; NEUROSCIENCE AND PHYSICAL EDUCATION. PILATES AND NERVOUS SYSTEM
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Emails
- Posters/Flyers
- Website
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
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:
- Staying Sharp Bookmark
- BAW Stickers
- Staying Sharp: Successful Aging and the Brain
What downloadable materials from the Foundation did you use for your events?
- BAW Bookmark
- BAW Certificate of Participation
- Kids Fact Sheets Grades 6-8
What other downloadable materials would you like the Foundation to provide?
- Lesson Plans
- Activities/Experiments
- New Puzzles/Games
Which BAW graphic materials did you use in publicizing your events?
- BAW Flyer
- BAW Logos
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
It has benefited greatly. For it has aroused interest in the study of the brain. Many schools requested a partnership and gave the idea of developing a neuroscience project in the school.
Please share any suggestions or lessons learned that may help others plan future events:
INFORMATION OFFICE ON THE SENSORY SYSTEM OF THE HUMAN BODY – SENSE AND ITS REPRESENTATION IN THE CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM, IN LUDDIC MODE WITH SCRAPS AND COLLAGENS, VIDEOS AND EXPERIMENTS.
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