Brain Awareness Activity

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For the brain awareness activities for the library, we have six activities prepared for the event. For my activity, it is building a cell neuron out of candy. During the activity, I will teach the kids the basic parts of a neuron such as, dendrite, cell body, myelin, axon and axon terminal, and their functions. While the kids are building each part of the neuron, I will explain what part their building and explain what its function is. The kids will also have a handout to look at while building their neuron. The handout will also have information on the parts of the neuron they are building.
Learning Outcome: By the end of the activity, the kids should be able to learn the basics of how cells communicate, the listed parts of the neuron and

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