• A Fun and Productive Teacher Training Workshop: These Teachers are Neuro-Nerds!
    Biz
    Following the previous success of our 3-day Teacher Training workshop at the end of the 2019 Calendar Year – we decided to kick-off 2020 with a free workshop for educators, open to all! So we set a date… Jan 31st, shot out some emails, and hoped we wouldn’t be eating bagels and cream cheese alone […]
  • Reserve your Spot: Teacher Training Workshop (January 31st)
    Education
    This is a call to arms for science educators everywhere… Following the success of our three-day teacher training workshop at the end of 2019, and our Summer 2019 Workshop on Reactions and Reflexes, we want to kick off 2020 with the next FREE workshop open to the public! This workshop is coming up quick… so […]
  • Highschoolers use Backyard Brains tools to perform DIY Neuroscience Research at Rockefeller's Summer Neuroscience Program
    Education
    Last summer, we shared details about how the Summer Neuroscience Program at Rockefeller helped make an impact on a group of high schoolers from different backgrounds across NYC. The Summer Neuroscience Program (SNP) is self-described as “a two-week course aimed at introducing talented and enthusiastic high school students to the brain,” but could more affectionately be described […]
  • Education
    Check out these awesome examples of Citizen Neuroscience! Another Brain Awareness week has come and gone. But if you missed it, don’t think you can’t still get involved with Neuroscience Outreach! Organized by the Dana Foundation, Brain Awareness Week is a chance for educators to highlight neuroscience! Whether you want to teach neuroscience in your […]
  • NW Noggin Inspires Students with Hands-On Neuroscience Experiences
    Biz
    In honor of Brain Awareness Week this month, we want to spotlight an organization fighting the good fight and working to bring the NeuroRevolution to as many schools as possible! NW Noggin (Northwest Neuroscience Outreach Group: Growing in Networks) is a neuroscience outreach group based in Portland, Oregon that has been introducing students to electrophysiology across […]
  • DIY Neuroprosthetics: A Third Thumb?
    Education
    The Third Thumb An 8th Grader’s Exploration in DIY Neuroprosthetics Several months ago, a crowdfunded classroom got their hands on several of our neuroprosthetic kits – like The Claw and the Muscle SpikerShield Bundle. This allowed students in Nokomis Regional schools to begin experimenting with hands-on neuroscience experiments! One of the students, 8th grader Kaiden K., was interested in developing a […]
  • Teacher Testimonial: Mr. Furlow
    Education
    Enhance IB or AP Bio with DIY Neuroscience! Mr. Furlow and his students bring Bio to life with Hands-On Neuroscience   Mr. Furlow teaches IB Bio with a twist: his students record from both invertebrate and human nervous systems to perform unique, quantitative neuroscience labs. What effect does nicotine have on the firing rate of […]
  • Meet MS-LS1-8 Easy with Hands-On Neuroscience
    Education
    The Dreaded MS-LS1-8 Use the standards as an opportunity to inspire your students with Hands-On Neuroscience! Heads up: This one’s for our Middle School Science teachers working to meet NGSS. It’s also for anyone interested in how Neuroscience labs can be used to meet your own curriculum standards! MS-LS1-8 is a reportedly tough standard to address. It […]
  • Backyard Brains at A2 Tech Trek!
    Outreach
    • June 21, 2016
    • by Greg
    On June 17th, the A2 Tech Trek took place in downtown Ann Arbor hosted by Ann Arbor SPARK. The purpose of the Tech Trek was for ‘Downtown Ann Arbor technology companies opening their doors to the public’. Over 50 companies participated in this event with close to 500 people pre-registered. Backyard Brains participated in this year’s Tech Trek, […]