Lessons and Upcoming Activities
Recorded lessons cover each chapter of the BrainFacts Book on which the Triangle Brain Bee competition is based. Zoom recordings, lecture slides, and practice questions for each chapter can be accessed here
2024 Activity Sessions:
Sensation and Motor Skills Workshop: Come join us for an interactive session to learn about motor skills and sensory abilities! Through a variety of activities, students will recap material related to the 5 senses, how our brains tell our bodies to move, and more! The workshop will be on UNCs campus sometime December 7th (details TBD).
Neuroanatomy Workshop: Come join us for an interactive neuroanatomy workshop! Students will get the chance to dissect sheep brains, gaining hands on experience learning different parts of the brain. The workshop will be on UNCs campus sometime in January 2025 (details TBD).
Mock Brain Bee: Want to practice before the big day? We’ll be hosting a mock competition about one month before the competition, details on time and place TBD!
Recommended Study Schedule:
| Start | End | Chapter | Title | Pages |
| Oct. 20, 2024 (SUN) | Oct 26, 2024 (SAT) | 1 | Brain Basics | pg 10-17 |
| Oct. 27, 2024 (SUN) | Nov. 2, 2024 (SAT) | 2 | Sense and Perception | pg 18-25 |
| Nov. 3, 2024 (SUN) | Nov. 9, 2024 (SAT) | 3 | Movement | pg 26-31 |
| Nov. 10, 2024 (SUN) | Nov. 16, 2024 (SAT) | 6 | The Developing Brain | pg 32-37 |
| Nov. 17, 2024 (SUN) | Nov. 23, 2024 (SAT) | 7 | Infant, Child, and Adolescent Brain | pg 38-43 |
| Nov. 24, 2024 (SUN) | Nov. 30, 2024 (SAT) | Fall Break | ||
| Dec. 1, 2024 (SUN) | Dec. 7, 2024 (SAT) | 8 | Adult and Aging Brain | pg 44-48 |
| Dec. 8, 2024 (SUN) | Dec. 14, 2024 (SAT) | 9 | Brain States | pg 49-52 |
| Dec. 15, 2024 (SUN) | Dec. 21, 2024 (SAT) | 10 | The Body in Balance | pg 53-58 |
| Dec. 22, 2024 (SUN) | Dec. 28, 2024 (SAT) | Winter Break | ||
| Dec. 29, 2024 (SUN) | Jan. 4, 2025 (SAT) | |||
| Jan. 5, 2025 (SAT) | Jan. 11, 2025 (SAT) | 4 | Learning, Memory, and Emotions | pg 59-65 |
| Jan. 12, 2025 (SAT) | Jan. 18, 2025 (SAT) | 5 | Thinking, Planning, and Language | pg 66-71 |
| Jan. 19, 2025 (SAT) | Jan. 25, 2025 (SAT) | 11 | Childhood Disorders | pg 72-75 |
| Jan. 26, 2025 (SAT) | Feb. 1, 2025 (SAT) | 12 | Psychiatric Disorders | pg 76-80 |
| Feb. 2, 2025 (SAT) | Feb. 8, 2025 (SAT) | 13 | Addiction | pg 81-87 |
| Feb. 9, 2025 (SAT) | Feb. 15, 2025 (SAT) | 14 | Injury and Illness | pg 88-95 |
| Feb. 16, 2025 (SAT) | Feb. 22, 2025 (SAT) | 15 | Neurodivergent Disease | pg 96-104 |
| Feb. 23, 2025 (SAT) | Mar. 1, 2025 (SAT) | 16 | Kinds of Research | pg 105-111 |
| Mar. 2, 2025 (SAT) | Mar. 8, 2025 (SAT) | 17 | Solving Human Problems | pg 112-117 |
| Mar. 9, 2025 (SAT) | Mar. 15, 2025 (SAT) | 18 | Neuroscience in Society | pg 118-121 |
