About

What is Sciberbrain


SciberBrain …

  • is a collection of resources covering 'Biology in the Real World' topics
  • is designed for pupils in Years 9 and 10
  • activities can be differentiated to suit other ability levels
  • can be run over a series of lessons or as a workshop
  • provides 3 - 4 hours of material per topic
  • materials can be used online or downloaded and printed from Resources
  • is devised by teachers and scientists to ensure that the content is up-to-date, relevant, accurate and balanced
  • is FREE!

How to use Sciberbrain

 

Each SciberBrain topic provides a set of activities designed to be used as a 3 – 4 hour workshop style event or for use during normal lessons. 

  • Step 1 Select a topic from the home page
  • Step 2 Browse the activities to see which ones you would like to use
  • Step 3 Print out any supporting documents you need from Resources
  • Step 4 For further guidance and extension activities, print the teacher’s guide from Resources
  • Step 5 You are now ready to run your own SciberBrain event or lesson
  • Step 6 Feedback your experiences to claim your FREE SciberBrain mug

Curriculum links

 

To see how SciberBrain activities fit in with the some of the main GCSE specifications of the UK, view the links below:

Stem cells

Vaccinations

Genetic engineering (coming soon)

 


Feedback

 

We would be grateful if you would share your experiences of using SciberBrain to celebrate your event and to inform other teachers who may be considering using the materials. This will also give you a chance to inform us of any difficulties you encountered.

To comment on any resources, experiences or if you have any ideas to help us make this resource more useful, please tell us here


Who are we

 

The Biochemical Society is a UK Learned Society for the advancement of Biochemistry. The major charitable objective of the Society is to promote biochemistry and the cellular and molecular life sciences in a variety of educational contexts. The Society fulfils its charitable mission through scientific conferences, publications, grant schemes and careers events, many of which are resourced by its own membership.

Our work with schools seeks to excite young people and inspire the next generation of young bioscientists. We also hope to promote a better understanding of the key biological challenges faced by citizens of the future.

Other online resources brought to you by the Biochemical Society include:

For more information about the Society’s activities for schools, please see http://www.biochemistry.org/education/


How to upload a resource

 

We are keen for teachers to take ownership of SciberBrain by contributing to the resource bank as they see fit. If you would like to customize any of our resources, we would be delighted if you would post them on the site for others to share. We would also be glad to hear of any other materials which you feel would be of use to SciberBrain users in the topic areas we have covered. Feel free to send us web links, blogs or something you have made yourself.

From the Resources page main menu, select the topic you want to upload your resource to and then click on the link ‘Share a resource'. Complete the feilds and click 'submit' to upload it. Please note that the resource you upload must be your own i.e. you cannot upload any material for which you do not hold the copyright.

The resources you've uploaded should be available to view within a few days of uploading from the Contributed resources page.

 


Contact us

 

Head of Education
email: gemma.garrett@biochemistry.org

SciberBrain Project Manager
Jane Thomson
email: jane.thomson@biochemistry.org

Technical Support Helpdesk:
email: support@biochemistry.org

The Biochemical Society
Charles Darwin House
12 Roger Street
London, WC1N 2JU
UK
Tel: +44 (0)20 7685 2452
www.biochemistry.org/education


Acknowledgements

 

Support and funding
The Biochemical Society
email: education@biochemistry.org
website: http://www.biochemistry.org/

Sponsor
SciberBrain is sponsored by the Monsanto Fund
http://www.monsantofund.org/asp/welcome.asp

Web Development
Brian Boyington
brian.boyington@biochemistry.org


Web Graphics Design
WeLikeNiceThings
Melissa Gates and Dominik Binegger
email: info@welikenicethings.com
website: http://www.welikenicethings.com/