BRAIN EDUCATION
In 2009, the Washington State Fair partnered with Newspapers in Education and the Pacific Science Center to provide educators with resources on brain education.
2009 Curriculum Resources:
- Teacher's Guide: Grades K - 3
- Teachers Guide: Grades 4 - 12
- Brain Trivia
- The Zone - Sept .10
- The Zone - Sept. 17
- The Zone - Sept. 24
- Puyallup Fair Activity Passport (extra credit tool)
Online Resources:
- Neuroscience for Kids (University of Washington): http://faculty.washington.edu/chudler/neurok.html
- University of California Davis, Center for Mind and Brain: http://mindbrain.ucdavis.edu/about/neuroscience-for-kids
- Brains Rule! (Nebraska) http://www.brainsrule.com/index.htm
- The Dana Foundation: http://dana.org/resources/brainykids/default.aspx
- Cool Science for Curious Kids (Howard Hughes Medical Institute): http://www.hhmi.org/coolscience/
- Nobel Prize: http://nobelprize.org/educational_games/
- Optical Society of America: http://www.opticsforkids.org/
- National Institute on Drug Abuse - The Brain's Response to Drugs Teacher's Guide : http://teens.drugabuse.gov/mom/teachguide/MOMTeacherGuide.pdf
