Neuroblitz: a proposal for popularizing neuroscience at school

Authors

  • Geórgia Filipin Unipampa
  • Thaila Thaiane Nunes Unipampa
  • Alexandre dos Santos Martins Unipampa
  • Priscila Marques Sosa Unipampa
  • Pâmela Billig Mello-Carpes Federal University of Pampa image/svg+xml

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.23901/1679-4605.2014v10n3p69-76

Keywords:

Neuroeducation. Dissemination of science. Education. Brain. Learning.

Abstract

Neuroscience is an area that has experienced remarkable growth, especially in educational area. Proving this growth, there has been a spread of this science in society which has also gained prominence. The objective of this study is to report the publicity of neuroscience in schools. In order to do so, we have carried out Neuroblitzes, which were weekly visits lasting approximately one hour in public schools of Uruguaiana-RS. One hundred and sixty-six (166) students from an elementary school, aged 7 to 14 years-old, participated in these actions. Each a Neuroblitz consisted of a short and simple theory explanation about a topic of neuroscience, followed by a practical activity. Activities had great acceptance among the participating students, therefore we believe the Neuroblitzes fulfilled their goal of disseminating neuroscience in schools.

Author Biographies

  • Geórgia Filipin, Unipampa
    Estudante de graduação. Bolsista do GPFis (Grupo de Pesquisa em Fisiologia) da Unipampa.
  • Thaila Thaiane Nunes, Unipampa
    Estudante de graduação. Bolsista do GPFis (Grupo de Pesquisa em Fisiologia) da Unipampa.
  • Alexandre dos Santos Martins, Unipampa
    Estudante de graduação. Bolsista do GPFis (Grupo de Pesquisa em Fisiologia) da Unipampa.
  • Priscila Marques Sosa, Unipampa
    Estudante de graduação. Bolsista do GPFis (Grupo de Pesquisa em Fisiologia) da Unipampa.
  • Pâmela Billig Mello-Carpes, Federal University of Pampa
    Fisioterapeuta. Formação Pedagógica - Habilitação Anatomia e Fisiologia Humana. Mestrado e Doutorado em Ciências Biológicas: Fisiologia (UFRGS). Pós-doutorado na área de neurofisiologia (Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, Bélgica). Professora adjunta da Universidade Federal do Pampa

Published

2014-12-13

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