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Neuroscience For Kids
Brain Games
Many of the games listed below have separate pages...just
click on the small picture of the game to open up a new page to play.
Colors, Colors?
Grades K-12
How do words influence what we see (or say we
see)?
On-line Brain Jigsaw Puzzles
Grades K-12
Scramble these puzzles and see if you can put
them back together...all ON-LINE!
Neuro-Jeopardy
Grades 5-12
Welcome to NEURO-JEOPARDY!

Neuro-Jeopardy is a game to test your knowledge about the nervous
system.
The game is contained in a Powerpoint file. Therefore, your computer must
have the ability to read ppt files. A Spanish version of the game
is also available.
Brain Hieroglyphics
Grades K-12
Your job here is to read pictures to make a
single word or phrase. Each word or phrase has something to do with the
nervous system. For example:
This one is read as: brain.
Here are some more Brain
Hieroglyphics
Sam's Brainy Adventure
Grades K-6
An on-line comic book describing Sam's
incredible journey into his own brain.
READ IT NOW!
Shockwave/Flash Games

[Get the
Shockwave/Flash plug-in]
Interactive games to help you learn
about the brain and nervous system. You must have the Shockwave plug-in
for your browser to play these games.

PLAY the Games
Brain Alphabet
Grades K-12
Spell your name with "brainy" letters using the Brain Alphabet.

On-line Response Time Experiments
Grades K-12
How fast are you? Test your response time using these reaction time
experiments.
Experiment 1 - Start/Stop test
Experiment 2 - Stoplight test
Experiment 3 - Hit-the-dot test
Experiment 4 - Color test
Experiment 5 - Check box test
Neuroscience Coloring Books
Grades K-12
Now there are THREE ways to color:
Print out single pages and color by
hand.
Print out a 10 page coloring book (PDF
format) and color by hand.
Color ON-LINE
The Neuron
Lobes of the Brain
Spinal Cord
The Brain
The Skull
Neurons
The Synapse
The Brain Game
Grades K-6
Roll the die, move your Brain Marker and follow the directions on
the space. If you are the first to collect 20 neurons, you are the
winner!
Materials:
Game Board and instructions
Dice or make your own dice.
Brains and Neurons Board Game
Grades K-6
If you have played the game called "Shoots and
Ladders," then you know how to play "Brains and Neurons."
[Get Game Board]
How to play:
The first player rolls a die (or use two dice for a faster game) and
moves his or her marker to the space shown on the die.
If a player's marker lands on the cell body of a neuron, the player
can move forward to the space at the end of the neuron. If a player's
marker lands on a brain, the player must move down to the space at the end
of the spinal column.
The first player to space #100 is the winner.
Materials:
Game Board
Dice or make your own dice.
Markers (pebbles, coins, caps, seeds, etc.)
Brain It!
Grades K-6
"Brain It!" is a card game similar to "Go Fish." How to play:
Print out ONE copy of these Brain Cards
or two copies of these Brain Cards.
The first set of cards is a traditional set of 52 playing cards with
pictures of different brains. The second set has 24 pictures of different
brains. If you use the second set of cards and print out two copies,
you will have 48 cards.
Cut out each picture along the lines to make small cards.
Brain It! is best played with 2 to 5 players. Mix up the brain
cards. Give each player five brain cards. The remaining cards should go
into a pile. The object of the game is to make matches of the same
brain, for example, elephant brains. Players take turns asking
other players for brain cards to complete their matches. The player who
asks for a card must already have at least one card of the type requested.
If the player who was asked has a brain card of the type requested, he or
she must give this card or cards to the player who asked. The
player that gets a card or cards can ask again.
If a player does not have the card requested, then the player who
asked for the card must "Brain It!" and take a card from the pile. If the
card drawn from the pile is the same as the card the player asked for,
then that player gets another turn. If the card is different from the one
asked for, then it is the next person's turn.
When a player collects
matches of the same brain, these cards are placed face up in front of the
player. The game is over when all of the cards are drawn. If a player runs
out of cards, then one can be taken from the pile. The player with the
most matches is the winner.
Materials:
Brain Cards - set 1 (print one copy)
Brain Cards - set 2 (print two
copies)
You can also play Brain It! with this set
of 52 Neuroscience Playing Cards.
On-line Short Term Memory Game
Grades K-12
Think you have a good memory? Then take this little Short Term
Memory Test
Face Recognition Game
Grades 3-12
How easy is it to recognize faces when they are upside down? Find out
with this face recognition game.
On-line Brain Maze Game
Grades K-6
Move through the brain maze to help Mr. Axon find Mr.
Dendrite.
You must have the Shockwave/Flash
plug-in for your browser to play this game.
Play the Brain Maze Game
Take the Hidden Brain
Challenge
Grades K-12
Did you ever play
"Where's Waldo?" Well, here is your chance to play "Where's the Brain?"
on-line! To play this game you will need the Quicktime 4 Plug-in for your
browser. Also, the file containing this game is large (800 KB) so if you
have a slow Internet connection, it may take up to 5 minutes to
download.
FIND the Hidden Brains
Neuroscience Hangman Game
Grades 6-12
The classic game of "Hangman," this time with neuroscience words.
Neurotransmitters, part of the brain, the neuron,
neurological disorders...they are all here.
TRY IT!
Crossword Puzzles
Printable Puzzles
The Nervous System
Vision
Drug Abuse
Word Search Games
Grades 3-12
Find the hidden words. Make sure your browser is "java-enabled."
On-line Versions
Action Potential
Autonomic Nervous System
Blood Brain Barrier
Brain Coverings
The Cell
Cranial Nerves
Directions/Planes
Divisions of the NS
Drugs of Abuse
The Ear
The Eye
Language
Lobes of the Brain
Neuroanatomy
Neurological and Mental Disorders
Neurotoxins
Neurotransmitters
The Neuron
Touch
The Senses
Brain Fitness
Brain Imaging
Cerebral Cortex
Memory
Movement
Neuroscientists - pre 1800
Neuroscientists - 1800-1899
Neuroscientists - 1900-1950
Neuroscientists - 1950-present
Neuroscience In Film
Neuroscience Careers
Nutrition and the Brain
Pain
Sleep
Smell
Spinal Cord
Synapse
Taste
Ventricles
Printable Worksheets
Blood Brain Barrier
Cerebral Cortex
Cranial Nerve
Language
Neural Words
Sensory Words
The Neuron
Neuroanatomy
Neurotransmitters
Sleep
Drugs
Word Search Booklet (PDF)
Brain Facts that make you go, "Hmmmmm".
Grades 6-12
Pass the box around and read a fact. These facts just might make you
say, "Hmmmmmm".
Neuroscience Treasure Hunt Search the
web for answers to questions about the brain and nervous system -- win the
GOLDEN NEURON AWARD!!
The "Sea of Neurons"
Grades K-6
Find the unipolar cell in this "Sea of Multipolar Neurons" using this puzzle.
Brain Bingo Game
Grades 3-8
Play the classic "3 in a row" game with
neuroscience words.
Brain Trip
Grades K-6
Flip a coin and move from brain to brain in this board game.
Brain Board Game
Grades K-8
It may not be the game of "Monopoly" or "Candyland", but this brain board game may be a fun way to learn the names
of parts of the brain and parts of a neuron.
Brain Tic Tac Toe
Grades 5-9
Guess what the pictures in the 3 rows, 3 columns and 2 diagonals have
in common in this puzzle.
Brain Concentration Game
Grades K-6
Test your memory using this classic card game. Cut out the pieces and
play CONCENTRATION
On-line Concentration Games
Grades K-12
Test your memory with
this on-line concentration game by locating the
matching brains of different animals. The game requires that your
browser is "JAVA-enabled."
PLAY BRAIN CONCENTRATION
Test your memory with this on-line
concentration game by locating the pictures of different sense organs
(ear, eye, nose, skin, tongue). The game requires that your browser is
"JAVA-enabled."
PLAY SENSORY CONCENTRATION
The Memory Game
Grades 3-12
See how good your memory is...I will present you with a set of 20
pictures for 30 seconds. The pictures will disappear automatically after
30 seconds. Then write down the names of all the objects you can
remember.
Start the Test....
For ways to improve your memory, look at the Memory Page
Same/Different Puzzle
Grades K-3
This puzzle challenges you to find the 2
neurons that look exactly the same.
Make Sense!
Grades K-6
Can you make sense of this puzzle? Draw
lines to match pictures and words.
Lost Connections
For Grades K-3
Help these Lost Neurons find their
connections.
Brain Bowl
Grades 7-12
To play: Questions are prepared either by the students or the
teacher. The teacher then asks a question to the class as a whole or to
teams of players. Each correct answer is scored as 1 point. Player or
team with the most points is the winner.
Here is a list of potential categories and questions to get you
started:
Vision

What lobe of the brain processes visual information?
Answer: Occipital Lobe
What is the name of the retinal receptor responsible for color
vision?
Answer: Cone
Anatomy and Physiology of the Brain
What are the grooves on the brain surface
called?
Answer: Sulci
How many cranial nerves are there?
Answer: 12
What cranial nerve carries information from the teeth to the brain?
Answer: The trigeminal nerve
What side of the body does the right side of the brain control?
Answer: Left side
What structure is responsible for the exchange of information
between the right and left cerebral hemispheres?
Answer: Corpus callosum
Brain Disorders
What neurotransmitter is severely reduced in the brains of
people with Parkinson's Disease?
Answer: Dopamine
What is the disorder when someone has brain damage that results
in a difficulty to understand language?
Answer: Aphasia
Brain Match
For grades 7-12
To play: Structures, terms or words related to the nervous system that
can be grouped together by a "common thread" are created by students or
the teacher. The goal of the game is to determine what that common thread
is. For example, what do olfactory, optic, trigeminal, hypoglossal,
oculomotor, vagus and glossopharyngeal all have in common? (Answer: They
are all CRANIAL NERVES). Each word of the list is read slowly, one by
one. If a player or team thinks they know the answer, they can call it
out. The player or team with the first correct answer, gets one point.
Player or team with the most points wins.
Below you will find a list of "lists" to get you started without the
answers and here is the list
with the answers:
What do these things have in common?
cytoplasm, mitochondria, neurofilaments, vesicles
parietal, temporal, frontal, occipital
medial geniculate nucleus, tympanic membrane, hair cells, stapes,
cochlea, cranial nerve VIII
cones, rods, lateral geniculate nucleus, retina, iris, pupil
dopamine, serotonin, norepinephrine, GABA, glutamate, acetylcholine
hippocampus, fornix, amygdala, mammillary body, septum
Pacinian corpuscle, Meissner's corpuscle, Merkel's disk, free nerve
endings
axon, dendrite, soma, terminal ending
Golgi, Cajal, Eccles, Sherrington, Hubel
Cuneate nucleus, gracile nucleus, medial lemniscus, dorsal columns
Basilar, vertebral, carotid, anterior cerebral
touch, warmth, pain, cold, limb position
sweet, salty, bitter, sour
bipolar cells, ganglion cells, horizontal cells, amacrine cells
corpus callosum, fornix, medial lemniscus, anterior commissure
oligodendrocytes, astrocytes, microglia
.....and the list can go on and on.
Name That Nerve!
Grades 9-12
Best played with the 12 cranial nerves, "Name That Nerve!" is a
variation
of the game show "Name That Tune". Gather a list of clues about a
particular nerve. Arrange the clues from hardest to easiest. Teams try
to "bargain" with each other for the number of clues that they will get.
For example,
one team (or individual) will say, "I can guess that nerve in 5 clues".
If the other team or individual thinks they can guess the nerve in less
clues they say "I can guess that nerve in 4 clues". It goes on, until
one team does not want to venture a guess with so few clues. Give the
number of clues bargained for to the team that will guess. Give the
hardest clues first. If they guess correctly, then they get 100 points.
If they guess incorrectly the other team gets the points (or you can
add a clue for them to make a guess). The biggest challenge is making
the questions...Here is one to get you started:
Clues: a special sensory afferent nerve, has a chiasm, connected to
the retina, the second cranial nerve, used in vision. (Answer: Optic
Nerve)
Brain Boggle
Grades 3-12
Unscramble the following letters to get a word about the nervous
system:
raibn
nnoeur
venre
omas
yee
plsee
nxoa
trocex
inleym
fexler
Here are the answers.
If you like these "scrambled word" puzzles, there are more on the worksheet page.
Coded Message
Grades K-6
Use the code to find out about cells in the
brain. Here is a harder code to break. Use this code to read this brain quote.
Twisted Message
Grades K-3
Follow the lines to find out about how messages
travel in the nervous system.
Brain Words
Grades K-12
How many words can you make using the letters from the word "BRAIN"?
To get you started, how about the word "rain"?
I found these 15 words. Can you make
more?
Say Brain!
Grades 3-12
Learn how to say "Brain" in different
languages.
Brain Jokes
Ok, ok...so they are not too funny, but try them
anyway.
Don't forget the page on The Senses for
more activities.
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