BRAINS RULE! NEUROSCIENCE EXPOSITIONS

描述：(申请人摘要) 这个项目的目的是将一门非常成功的“反向”科学 神经科学教育的公平模式(即儿童法官！神经科学博览会) 并在全国范围内推广使用。神经科学领域的女性(获奖)，达纳 大脑倡议联盟，BEEMNET(大脑交换电子 导师网络)，美国职业治疗协会(AOTA)， 美国物理治疗协会神经病学分会(APTA-NS)，国家 艺术与残疾中心(NADC)和克雷顿大学组成了一个 合作开发、推广和支持一系列三个孩子的法官！ 每年在美国各地的社区举办集市。在这些集市上， 成年人(科学家、医生、治疗师、学生和其他 专业人员)开发实际操作的展览和活动，帮助小学 学龄儿童了解大脑和神经的各种功能 系统。这种科学博览会模式的独特之处在于，孩子们 对成年人创造的项目和活动进行正式评判。因此， 成年人帮助儿童了解大脑和神经系统，并通过 非正式互动和正式评估，儿童帮助成人学习 成功的沟通技巧。每一次“现实生活”之后，都会成功 展览和活动将在万维网上重新创建，作为 在BEEMNET(大脑交换电子设备)上举办的虚拟神经科学博览会 导师网络)。虚拟博览会的创建将使体验 在所有以往的博览会中，教育工作者、家长、科学家和 世界各地的学生，并提供资源帮助人们了解或 解释大脑和神经系统是如何工作的。BEEMNET的结构旨在 促进科学家、儿童和教师之间的指导活动， 并使人们能够进一步探索由“现实生活”或 “虚拟”集市。该网站将帮助那些希望创建孩子的人 法官！在他们自己的社区里，在世界任何地方举办集市。

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.