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Access free resources and teaching ideas for use in the classroom and school science clubs. Brought to you by the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre.

BrainCamp Lessons

Looking for resources to teach students about the wonders of the brain and the nervous system? We share neuroscience lesson plans and presentation slides from BrainCamp Kosovo to help structure your lessons and school clubs.

Build a Brain Hat

Download this fun activity to build your own Brain Hemisphere Hat and learn more about the functions of different areas of the brain. Tag SWC in your photo on social media for a chance to win a lab tour for your class!

Careers Live Video

Watch a 'Careers Live' video, featuring discussions of the diverse careers and career paths in neuroscience, and advice on how to support students considering a future in biosciences.

Experience AI - Lessons

A collection of lesson plans, presentations, simulations, worksheets and hands-on projects to help introduce AI to KS3 students (aged 11-14) developed in partnership with the Raspberry Pi Foundation and DeepMind.

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Join our Teachers Mailing List

Keep up to date with our latest resources and events for teachers by signing up to the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre's teachers mailing list.

Myths, Facts and Brain Hacks

Is it true, you only use 10% of your brain? Watch our video and read our articles to learn about common myths and fascinating facts about the brain.

Neuronauts Summer Camp

Neuronauts is a fully-funded summer camp for London secondary school students entering years 10 and 11 that teaches students fundamentals in engineering, computer science, and neuroscience.

Neuronauts workshop photo by James Tye Photography

Neuronauts School Club 2024

Neuronauts School Club 2024/25 will focus on neuroscience, coding and software design. The club will culminate in a project entry to the Big Bang Competition.

Neuroscience Videos

Watch our fun neuroscience videos on a range of topics including an animation about research at SWC and advice for students interested in neuroscience.

Benjamin Grainger and Sanna Titus holding a Fiddler crab

Neuroscience Career Profiles

Download career profiles of neuroscientists and PhD students at the Sainsbury Wellcome Centre for use in the classroom to highlight the breadth of roles available working in bioscience.

Person walking on a tightrope between two large rocks.

THE article: AI in education

How can generative AI be used in education? And how can you support your students to use it responsibly? An article from SWC in the Times Higher Education explores the issues.

Virtual tour - Advanced Microscopy - Dollshouse

Virtual Tours of SWC and Scavenger Hunt

Take a virtual tour around some of the key spaces in our neuroscience institute - visit our Advanced Microscopy Facility, Fabrication Laboratory, MakerSpace, Neurobiological Research Facility and Communal Area. Test your problem-solving skills with our Scavenger Hunt.

Illustration of Stephen Reicher and text from his talk

Watch our Annual Lectures

Watch videos our previous annual lectures from Sir David Attenborough, Professor Emily Murphy, Professor Stephen Reicher and more.