About the Workshop
Students consider the main cell types that make up our brains and then complete a series of challenges that focus on different functions of the brain, where they are located and the basic biology behind them. For examples challenges focus on languages, balance and concentration.
Student Learning
Curriculum Links:
Science - biology (cells and organisation).
Skills Builder Framework Links:
Listening
Problem solving
Speaking
Creativity
Staying positive
Teamwork
Aiming high
Leadership
Logistics and Planning
Can be delivered in a standard classroom with a projector and screen.
Workshops can be booked on their own and delivered on rotation throughout the day or delivered as part of a series of workshops,
where classes rotate between multiple activities.
Biology of Brains
Groups of approximately 30 learners
Keystage 3 and 4
40-60 minutes