Making Neuroscience Fun
A community outreach project to bring the wonders of Neuroscience to children of all ages
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Dr. Gorman on a visit at Our Lady of Grace School, 2009
"Making Neuroscifence Fun" is a community outreach program designed to teach children pre-K through 8th grade about the brain and the nervous system through age-appropriate interactive and fun presentations. Our neuroscience student volunteers and Dr. Gorman visit Baltimore city schools and talk to students every year, from September through May.
As of May 2009, we have had 22 local schools participate in the program. In 2008 - 2009 we visited and presented to 5905 elementary and middle-school students.
The program was created and implemented by Dr. Linda Gorman in 2003. Dr. Gorman is a professor at Johns Hopkins University,
Every year we reach out to schools to enroll them in the program, and we are proud of their increased interest and support. If you would like to request more information, plan a visit to your school, or with any other questions, please email Dr. Gorman at lgorman1@jhu.edu.
For schools outside of Maryland: you are welcome to use any of our materials for educational purposes only.
We welcome your comments! Email us with them (lgorman1@jhu.edu ).
Visit our 'feedback' page to find out what students and teachers are thinking about the program...
In-School Lectures
Aailable in Baltimore city schools only.
The main intent of "Making Neuroscience Fun" is to educate children in kindergarden up through eigth grade about the importance of the brain and nervous system in everyday life.
The Undergraduate Neuroscience Program of Johns Hopkins University sends its neuroscience student-volunteers out to local Baltimore city schools to lecture on various topics from "How the brain controls movements and allows us to play sports" to "How drugs can affect our emotions and the way we feel."
If you would like us to come to your school, please contact Dr. Linda Gorman
Outside Maryland and Baltimore
All of the materials on this site are free for anyone to use for educational purposes only. Please feel free to download and look at our presentations in microsoft powerpoint format in the Teachers section.
If you do enjoy and use our materials, please e-mail us and link to our website.