Event(s) Summary
Number of Events Organized During Brain Awareness Week:
3
Year:
2018
Type of Events Held:
- Open House
- School Program
Target Audiences:
- Elementary school students(1-5)
- General Public
Approximate Number of People Reached:
90
Details of Major Brain Awareness Week Events/Activities:
We organized two school visits to grade 5 classrooms, which was a partnership with Let’s Talk Science Outreach and the Faculty of Science. There were 4 different activity stations relating to neuroscience that undergraduate students developed and delivered. The Department of Biological Sciences also held an evening event for the general public featuring information on neuroscience research happening in their department, an art exhibit related to neuroscience, and trivia games.
Event Planning & Publicity
Publicity Methods Used:
- Emails
- Posters/Flyers
- Social Media
Which of These Publicity Methods Was The Most Successful?
Resources
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- Activities/Experiments
Feedback & Keys to Success
How do you feel BAW participation benefited your organization and the local community?
BAW is a great way to reach out to the public and make them more aware of the neuroscience research happening on our campus. For the classroom visits, it was a way to support teachers in delivering engaging science activities. We tied the workshop to the grade 5 curriculum, which has a unit on human body systems.
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