Resources for neuroscience education
for elementary and secondary education
(and a few other things that got on the list by mistake)
WARNING: links rarely updated
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Neuroscience
for Kids. Contact Eric H.
Chudler, Ph.D., 206-543-7939.
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National Institute on Drug Abuse: "Remotely Science". A video made by middle
school students designed to show elementary school students that science
is fun and exciting. Also a teacher's guide and student magazine. Free
from 800-729-6686.
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BrainLink 1997: Teaching materials
created by folks at Baylor College of Medicine teamed with students, educators,
and others. Contains stories about a group of children called the NeuroExplorers,
experiments, etc. For info contact jdresden@bcm.tmc.edu or 800-969-4996,
or 800-798-8244. There are also regional centers.
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The Programmed Instruction
Centre from the Dept. of Psychology and Neuroscience Program, University
of Scranton. Dr. Tim Cannon
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Teen Brains media project.
Contact Lee Boot at 410-467-6008.
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BEEMNET (Brain-Exchange Electronic
Mentorship Network). "Computers linking kids with research scientists."
Contact Deborah L. Colbern, Ph.D.
at 310-574-3742.
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Brainsurf. Contact
Roger
West at 713-500-6322 or Cynthia
Miller at 713-500-6313.
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Problem-based learning using the WWW, from the U. of Ottawa Faculty of
Medicine. Contact Dr. C.
R. Skinner, MD, FRCPC, at 613-761-5353, or Dr. Walter Hendelman, 613-562-5800
x8179.
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Brain Library on CD-ROM.