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Kick Off the School Year With Neuroscience Activities

  • Published17 Aug 2026
  • Author Cyrenna Cooper
  • Source BrainFacts/SfN

Kick off the new school year by engaging with hands-on neuroscience activities from BrainFacts. Across these classroom-ready exercises and resources, students can investigate how the brain locates sounds, engage with the brain-themed word puzzle game, Neurdle, learn how neurons communicate by modeling an action potential, and more.

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