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Tell Me About It — And See What I Build

  • Published4 May 2026
  • Source Brain U

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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