Neuroscience for Kids - Brain Awareness Week (2003)

Brain Awareness Week 2003

Brain Awareness Week (BAW) is a nationwide effort organized by the Dana Alliance for Brain Initiatives and the Society for Neuroscience to promote the public and personal benefits of brain research. The official week for BAW is March 10-16, 2003, but any week is a good time to get involved.

[Pictures from BAW 2003 at the University of Washington]

BAW activities on the Neuroscience for Kids Pages

Neuroscience for Kids Drawing Contest	BAW Lesson Plan
Neuroscience Experiments and Activities	Using the Internet for Brain Awareness Week
Worksheets, Games, Coloring Book	BAW Greeting Card
BAW Bookmark	Send a BAW "electronic postcard"
Special Brain Poster Set	Activity-a-day

Scheduled BAW Events Around Seattle, WA

Date Event

March 2003 Classroom Visits by UW Neuroscientists

March 2003 Neuroscience Book Displays
Seattle Public Libraries/Local Bookstores

March 27, 2003 UW BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK OPEN HOUSE
Location: University of Washington
Students will attend a "BRAIN" assembly and explore interactive, hands-on
exhibits set up by local neuroscientists and neurological/mental health support groups.
[Last year's BAW Open House]

	BAW Events Around the USA/World
Baldwin-Wallace College (Berea, OH) Oregon Health Sciences University (Portland, OR) University of Minnesota (Minneapolis, MN) Society for Neuroscience BAW web site (Washington, D.C.)

BACK TO: Exploring the Nervous System Table of Contents

Date	Event
March 2003	Classroom Visits by UW Neuroscientists
March 2003	Neuroscience Book Displays Seattle Public Libraries/Local Bookstores
March 27, 2003	UW BRAIN AWARENESS WEEK OPEN HOUSE Location: University of Washington Students will attend a "BRAIN" assembly and explore interactive, hands-on exhibits set up by local neuroscientists and neurological/mental health support groups. [Last year's BAW Open House]