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Rio Schools Students Love their SpikerBoxes and Claws!

A Middle School Teacher Testimonial!

We met Deborah Antrim, a medical pathway and 8th-grade teacher in Rio school district, at CSTA this past year, and she told us all about the successes she had had with Backyard Brains gear in her classes and summer camps!

We asked her to share some pictures and details about how she had engaged her students with DIY neuroscience, and she had this to say:

We love our SpikerBoxes and Claw! We have a Science Summer camp- with my love of anatomy and physiology, I taught action potentials and explained the sodium/potassium pump and neural conductivity.

Setting up The Claw!

“When researching activities, I found the Spiker box- PERFECT! Very easy to use, STEM all the way! Our superintendent was enamored with the thought something like this even existed- ha!”

This is a great example of how DIY Neuroscience is not just a fantastic opportunity for your students, but it is also your chance to be the “rockstar science teacher!” When the superintendent is looking for chances to brag about your district and school, you’ll be the classroom that they use as an example of how they’re bringing cutting-edge STEM to the students and community!

Students prepare a cricket leg for Action Potential Recordings

In closing, Deb proclaimed, “I am the biggest BYB fan!”

Well, let that be an example and a challenge! Are you a bigger BYB fan? Test your mettle and share examples of your classroom or projects! Email us at hello@backyardbrains.com to share your story!

Bring these same experiments to life in your classroom!

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