Brain Day

On the fast track to becoming one of the most successful one-day injury prevention awareness initiatives in Canada, ThinkFirst Canada's Brain Day is a national outreach program involving scientists, university students, community volunteers and thousands of school children from across Canada. Brain Day is a neuroscience-based education session that elevates students' interest in the human brain and nervous system and empowers them to always use their brains to protect their bodies.

During Brain Awareness Week in March every year, our Brain Day Team organizes a half-day program for junior elementary students. Using hands on techniques, interactive discussion and fun experiments, students are engaged in discovering the science and wonders of the human brain, how it works, and how injuries can permanently affect the body.

Brain Day resources

2010 Brain Day Instructor's Guide

Acetates for Brain Day Presentation as PowerPoint

Winter 2010 BrainWaves - Brain Day Edition

Spring 2010 BrainWaves - Brain Day Update

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