Brain Hemisphere Hat
This is the “world-famous” Brain Hat. This humble little hat has been distributed around the world (even at some large science museums) and has been translated into many different languages.
FOR BRAIN HAT in other languages, scroll to the bottom of the page.
Target age group:
I designed this with ages 10-14 in mind, but it has been used with both younger and older audiences, even adults. (Several science museums have used the brain hat as an adult activity. It’s also been used by a brain imaging company, a number of health education organizations, and several neuroscientists.) If you are using it with kids younger than 10 they will probably need help assembling it.
Time needed:
This depends on whether you are going to add color to the gray version or use the already-colored version. Obviously, if you are hand coloring the black & white one, or labeling the blank one, it will take more time. Just the assembly of the hat takes about 10-15 minutes for an adult, but more like 15-25 minutes for a student (and they often need help with the center seam).
Materials you will need:
Copies of the pattern pages on card stock, scissors, tape, and crayons or colored pencils if adding your own color
Click here to download Brain Hat patterns and instructions
Need help assembling the hat? Here is a video demo:
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BUT WAIT–THERE’S MORE! WOULD YOU LIKE A SONG TO GO WITH THE HAT?
Check out “The Brain Song” in the music section of my store. The download gives you two versions of the song (one with vocals, plus a karaoke version), and also a coloring worksheet with a list explaining all the parts, and a crossword puzzle.
To hear the first part of the song, click on this link:
Link to “Brain Song” page in STORE
The song is part of this curriculum:
Get this book instantly (pdf download) for only $16.95 USD. Click here.
Also…
…there’s a YouTube playlist that goes along with the curriculum but you can access it for free even without buying the curriculum. Just go to www.YouTube.com/TheBasementWorkshop and then click on Playlists and then find The Brain.
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The BRAIN HAT in other languages:
(NOTE: The hats in other languages are only the color version, and do not include the gray pattern.)
If you would like to translate it into another language (one you are fluent in) contact me at: ejm.basementworkshop@gmail.com.
Traditional Mandarin (Taiwan) brain hat
You never know where the brain hat will show up! Someone sent me this picture of Tibetan monks and nuns assembling the brain hat as part of an educational outreach project to refugees in northern India:
