Brain Lab for Kids (eBook)

52 Mind-Blowing Experiments, Models, and Activities to Explore Neuroscience

Eric H. Chudler (Autor)

eBook Download: EPUB

2018
144 Seiten
Quarry Books (Verlag)
978-1-63159-620-9 (ISBN)

Infos

Brain Lab for Kidsoffers 52 family-friendly activities, science experiments, and models to help you understand how the brain accomplishes all that it does. Riding a bicycle, learning a new language, catching a ball, reading a book: these activities and everything else we see, hear, feel, and do are made possible by the soft, whitish-pink substance inside our heads called the brain. These hands-on projects will give you a new appreciation for your brain andthe many amazing things it does for you. Have fun learning:how cerebrospinal fluid works by dropping eggs held in containers, with and without water.about touch receptors by making a touch maze with glue and cardboard.how people filter out unneeded sound by conducting a listening experiment.how vision interacts with taste and smellby tasting colored drinks.The labs are organized by unit themes: The Neuron, The Brain, Reflexes, Taste, Smell, Vision, Touch, Hearing, Sleep and Body Rhythms, and Memory. The Whats Going On section for each lab explains the science behind the fun.';Brain Facts' are interesting, and perhaps surprising, bits of trivia related to each lab. Finally, ';Thinking Deeper' has suggestions for taking the lab further. Theexpanding field of brain science, also called neuroscience, offers the opportunity for all of us to learn about ourselves and others, and how we can better communicate, motivate, inspire, and just plain collaborate together. The popular Lab for Kids series features a growing list of books that share hands-on activities and projects on a wide host of topics, including art, astronomy, clay, geology, math, and even how to create your own circusall authored by established experts in their fields. Each lab contains a complete materials list, clear step-by-step photographs of the process, as well as finished samples. The labs can be used as singular projects or as part of a yearlong curriculum of experiential learning. The activities are open-ended, designed to be explored over and over, often with different results. Geared toward being taught or guided by adults, they are enriching for a range of ages and skill levels. Gain firsthand knowledge on your favorite topic with Lab for Kids.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 6.3.2018
• Reihe/Serie: Lab for Kids
• Reihe/Serie: Lab for Kids
• Zusatzinfo: 250 color photos
• Sprache: englisch
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Sachbücher
• Themenwelt: Kinder- / Jugendbuch ► Spielen / Lernen ► Lernen / Lernspiele
• Themenwelt: Schulbuch / Wörterbuch
• Schlagworte: 10 year old • 11 year old • 7 year old • 8 year old • 9 year old • Activities • after images • anatomy • Artificial Intelligence • aspiring doctor • attention • baking • benham's disks • Best • blind spot • body odor • body rhythms • body temperature • bored • braille alphabet • brain awareness • brain facts • brain models • Brain science • brain science for kids • Cerebrospinal Fluid • Clay model • Cognition • Cognitive • Cologne • Computational • Concentration • Consciousness • Creativity • Curriculum • dana farber • eardrum model • Elementary School • Engineering • extra credit • family-friendly science • focus • food science • grade school • hear • hearing • homeschool • how the brain works • Introduction to Neuroscience • kitchen pantry scientist • kitchen science • Knowledge • lab for kids series • learning • lesson plan • Linguistics • listening • Maker • Math • Mathematics • Maths • Medical • Medicine • Memory • middle school • mitochondria • model brain • model lens • neurobiological • Neurobiology • Neurology • Neuron • neuroscience for kids • Nucleolus • nucleus • observations • Optical Illusions • outdoor science • perception • perfume • Physiology • pipe clearners • Processing • Psychology • Reasoning • Reflexes • REM • Ribosomes • right left brain • rope telephone • science experiments • Science Fair • science labs • Scientific Method • scratch and sniff • screen free • See • Senses • sensory • Sensory Processing • Sleep • Smell • STEAM activities for kids • STEAM projects for kids • STEM activities for kids • stem projects for kids • step by step photos • String • Stroop Effect • Taste • taste test • Technology • touch • touch receptor • Vision
• ISBN-10: 1-63159-620-9 / 1631596209
• ISBN-13: 978-1-63159-620-9 / 9781631596209