Penn Hosts Kids Judge! Neuroscience Fair

Wednesday, June 1, 2016

Over 100 third- and fourth-graders from the Cornerstone Christian Academy and Beulah Baptist Christian Day School spent a morning on the Penn campus “judging” hands-on science activities developed by students at Penn, including undergraduate Biological Basis of Behavior (BBB) program majors and graduate students in
neuroscience.

“It was clear from the first Kids Judge! that Penn was uniquely positioned to do this because of the BBB program, our strengths in neuroscience, and the presence of the Mahoney Institute for Neurosciences,” says Steven Fluharty, Dean and Thomas S. Gates, Jr. Professor of Psychology, Pharmacology, and Neuroscience. “But none of us imagined how it would grow over time to reach such a broad audience, including schools with non-traditional students."


Jordan Wolfheimer, C'17, works with local students at the "Synaptic Land" exhibit, which features a game designed to teach kids about the anatomy and mechanics of a synapse at the Kids Judge! fair.

Photo credit: Brooke Sietinsons