WORKSHOPS
Atlanta Chapter of the Society for Neuroscience
& Center for Behavioral Neuroscience
are proud to offer preparatory workshops for the Atlanta Regional Brain Bee
Workshop 1, Saturday, February 1, 2025
Workshop 2, Saturday, February 15, 2025
Location: Emory University, Whitehead Biomedical Research Building – Room 300 – Free Parking in Michael Street Parking Deck
| 2/1/2025 | Workshop 1 | 2/15/2025 | Workshop 2 | |
| Time | Session/Lesson | Time | Session/Lesson | |
| 9:15-9:30 | Welcoming Remarks |
9:15-9:30 |
Welcoming Remarks | |
| 9:30-10:30 | Brain Facts Ch. 1 Brain Basics | 9:30-10:30 | Brain Facts Ch. 2/3 Senses, Perception, & Movement | |
| 10:45-11:45 | Brain Facts Ch. 4/5 Learning, Memory, & Language | 10:45-11:45 | Brain Facts Ch. 6/7 The Developing Brain | |
| 11:45-12:45 | Lunch, Mock Bee | 11:45-12:45 | Lunch, Mock Bee | |
| 1:00-2:00 | Brain Facts Ch. 8/15 The Adult & Aging Brain, Neurodegenerative Disorders | 1:00-2:00 | Brain Facts Ch. 11/12 Childhood & Psychiatric Disorders | |
| 2:15-3:15 | Brain Facts Ch. 16/17 Addiction, Illness, and Injury | 2:15-3:15 | Brain Facts Ch. 9/10 Brain States & The Body in Balance |
Eligibility: Georgia students aged 13 to 19 and Georgia Science Teachers are welcome to attend the workshops. Attending the workshops is not a prerequisite for competing in the Brain Bee. Furthermore, students may attend the workshops without competing in the Brain Bee.
Description: The Brain Bee Workshops are designed to help students prepare for the Brain Bee competition at the regional level. The volunteer workshop instructors are from Emory University and Georgia State University. They will use a fun and interactive format to help students prepare for the upcoming competition. There will also be the opportunity to practice sample Brain Bee questions. These workshops also allow students in the region to spend a day with other students sharing similar interests in science!
Cost: $40 per person per workshop. Discounted group rates are available. Tuition Assistance is available for those students who qualify for the National Free or Reduced Lunch Program at their school. For more information, contact Jennifer Walcott at atlbrainbee@gmail.com.
NOTE: Workshop #1 is different from Workshop #2. Also, the organizers strive to make the workshops slightly different from the ones the previous year. We love having returning participants as well as new participants. Participants are allowed to register for one or two workshops. Attending a workshop is not a requirement for competing in the Brain Bee competition. Also, competing in the competition is not a requirement for attending a workshop.
Registration: We use Eventbrite as our registration and payment online application. All registration must be completed online – no tickets are available at the door. If you have any registration questions, please contact us at atlbrainbee@gmail.com.
