NeuroPlay Adventures for K-2

描述(由申请人提供)：NeuroPlay Adenture致力于开发创新的神经科学教育工具，使从幼儿园到12年级(K-12)的儿童受益。该项目的目标是：(1)开发平板电脑和智能手机的移动应用程序和一个网站，通过音乐、运动和基于故事的活动向5-7岁的儿童介绍大脑，以及(2)评估该计划在增加对大脑的兴趣和知识方面的有效性。第一阶段目标：开发一个原型，并评估其对5-7岁儿童的有效性。第二阶段目标。完成NeuroPlay Adenture的开发、制作和评估，并在5-7岁的儿童中现场测试完成的计划的有效性，以确定对大脑的兴趣和理解是否有所改善。移动应用程序和网站将主要作为5-7岁儿童的消费产品进行营销，其次将作为幼儿园到二年级的补充学习材料。学习材料的核心部分是移动应用程序和一个网站，其中包含音乐、运动和基于故事的神经游戏活动和游戏，这些活动和游戏激励幼儿学习大脑。NeuroPlay Adenture将采用脑科学中经常抽象的概念，并使它们变得有趣，并为儿童所接受。最重要的是，它的设计是为了让孩子们对他们快速发展的大脑产生敬畏之感。许多软件游戏鼓励孩子们使用他们的大脑，但NeuroPlay Adenture将同时教授孩子们大脑的科学。出于许多原因，向幼儿传授基础神经科学是很重要的。通过帮助他们了解这个脆弱的器官是多么重要，我们促进了对其适当护理的积极态度。此外，让儿童从小接触神经科学会鼓励他们天生的好奇心和对科学的兴趣，增加了一些人从事神经科学职业并为这一快速增长的知识体系做出贡献的可能性。

DESCRIPTION (provided by applicant): NeuroPlay Adventures addresses the need to develop innovative neuroscience educational tools to benefit children in kindergarten through 12th grade (K-12). The goals of this project are: (1) to develop mobile apps for tablets and smart phones and a web-site that introduces children, ages 5-7 to the brain using music, motor, and story-based activities, and (2) to evaluate the effectiveness of this program in increasing interes and knowledge of the brain. Phase I Goal: To develop a prototype and to evaluate its effectiveness with children ages 5-7. Phase II Goal. Complete the development, production, and evaluation of NeuroPlay Adventures and field-test the effectiveness of the completed program with 5-7 year old children to determine if interest and understanding of the brain improves. The mobile apps and web-site will be marketed primarily as consumer products for children ages 5-7, and secondarily as supplemental learning materials for kindergarten through second grade. The central components of the learning materials are mobile apps and a web-site with music, motor, and story- based neuroplay activities and games that motivate young children to learn about the brain. NeuroPlay Adventures will take the often abstract concepts of brain science and make them fun and accessible to young children. Above all, it is designed to infuse children with a sense of awe for their own rapidly developing brains. Many software games encourage children to use their brains, but NeuroPlay Adventures will teach children the science of their brains at the same time. It is important to teach young children about basic neuroscience for many reasons. By helping them understand how central this delicate organ is, we promote a positive attitude towards its proper care. Furthermore, introducing children to neuroscience when they are young encourages their natural curiosity and interest in science, increasing the likelihood that some will pursue a career in neuroscience and contribute to this fast growing body of knowledge.