NATIONAL KIDS JUDGE NEUROSCIENCE FAIRS

描述：（申请人摘要） 这个项目的目的是采取一个非常成功的"反向"科学 神经科学教育的公平模型（即，儿童法官! 神经科学博览会（Neuroscience Fair） 并在全国范围内推广其实用性。 Women in Neuroscience（WIN），Dana 脑活动联盟 美国职业治疗协会（AOTA）， 美国物理治疗协会-神经科（APTA-NS），国家 艺术和残疾中心（NADC）和克雷顿大学已经形成了一个 伙伴关系，以发展，促进和支持一系列的三个孩子法官! 每年在美国各地的社区举行一次博览会。 在这些展览会上， 成人（科学家，医生，治疗师，学生和其他 专业人士）开发动手展览和活动，帮助小学 学龄儿童学习大脑的各种功能和神经 系统 这种科学展览模式的独特之处在于， 正式评判成年人创作的项目和活动。 因此，在本发明中， 成人帮助儿童了解大脑和神经系统， 非正式的互动和正式的评价，孩子帮助成人学习 成功的沟通技巧。 在每一次"现实生活"的公平，成功的 展览和活动将在万维网上重新创建，作为 BEEMNET上的"虚拟"神经科学博览会（脑交换电子 导师网络）。 虚拟博览会的创建将使体验 教育工作者、家长、科学家和 世界各地的学生，并提供资源，以帮助人们了解或 解释大脑和神经系统如何工作。 BEEMNET的结构是 促进科学家、儿童和教师之间的指导活动， 并使进一步探索的利益刺激的"现实生活"或 "虚拟"集市。 该网站将帮助那些希望创造孩子的人 法官大人 在世界上任何一个地方的自己的社区里举办展览会。

DESCRIPTION: (Applicant's Abstract) The purpose of this project is to take a highly successful "reverse" science fair model for neuroscience education (i.e., Kids Judge! Neuroscience Fair) and expand its usefulness nationwide. Women in Neuroscience (WIN), Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives, BEEMNET (Brain-Exchange Electronic Mentorship Network), American Occupational Therapy Association (AOTA), American Physical Therapy Association-Neurology Section (APTA-NS), National Arts and Disability Center (NADC), and Creighton University have formed a partnership to develop, promote, and support a series of three Kids Judge! fairs per year in communities across the United States. In these fairs, adults (scientists, physicians, therapists, students, and other professionals) develop hands-on exhibits and activities that help elementary school-aged children learn about various functions of the brain and nervous system. The unique aspect of this science fair model is that the children officially judge the projects and activities created by the adults. Thus, adults help children learn about the brain and nervous system and, through informal interactions and formal evaluations, children help adults learn successful communication skills. After each "real-life" fair, successful exhibits and activities will be recreated on the World Wide Web as part of a "virtual" neuroscience fair on BEEMNET (the Brain-Exchange Electronic Mentorship Network). Creation of the Virtual Fair will make the experiences of all previous fairs accessible to educators, parents, scientists and students world-wide, and provide resources to help people understand or explain how the brain and nervous system work. BEEMNET is structured to facilitate mentorship activities between scientists, children and teachers, and to enable further exploration of interests stimulated by "real-life" or "virtual" fairs. The website will assist those who wish to create Kids Judge! Fairs in their own communities anywhere in the world.