In this activity, students must rebuild a structure they cannot see, only receiving verbal instructions from a partner. To complete this blinded build, they must actively rely on a range of different brain regions not typically involved in such a task.
Access the Tell Me About It activity from BrainU, a neuroscience program which provides K–12 science teachers with neuroscience training, materials, and staff support to bring brain science to their students.
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