WONDERMIND (360G-Wellcome-096354_Z_11_Z)

£186,618

Wondermind will reach new audiences not normally engaged with biomedical science by delivering a highly interactive and immersive website for children aged 8-12 and their parents, carers and teachers, which will introduce them to key neuroscience concepts in child development. They will learn about the science of brain development, inspired by works from the Tate collection and an exploration of the world presented by Lewis Carroll. The website will stimulate interest, excitement and debate about biomedical science through three main areas: 1. A series of mini-games, which will use art and ?Alice in Wonderland? themes to introduce our areas of scientific focus in a friendly and engaging way. The mini-games will be designed so that players acquire some basic information about the science of brain development through their play. 2. A set of interactive videos that link with the mini-games, but delve deeper into the science, with interviews with leading scientists and researchers. The interactive nature of the video will give the feeling of having a conversation with the expert. 3. The website itself, which holds all the content together and allows users to navigate and find information to support the scientific themes explored in the mini games and videos, linking out to further information where relevant and necessary. There will be polls and areas of the site that allow both children and adults to feed back on issues raised by the content, to encourage new ways of thinking about biomedical science. There will be lesson plans for Art and Science curricula at KS2 to support the use of Wondermind in the classroom. Wondermind will be launched with the forthcoming ?Alice in Wonderland? (http://www.tate.org.uk/liverpool/exhibitions/aliceinwonderland/default.shtm) exhibition at Tate Liverpool in November 2011.

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Grant Details

Amount Awarded 186618
Applicant Surname Jackson
Approval Committee Society Awards Funding Committee
Award Date 2011-05-05T00:00:00+00:00
Financial Year 2010/11
Grant Programme: Title Society Award
Internal ID 096354/Z/11/Z
Lead Applicant Ms Sharna Jackson
Other Applicant(s) Dr Michelle De Haan, Mr Martin Percy, Mr Phil Stuart
Partnership Value 186618
Planned Dates: End Date 2012-05-31T00:00:00+00:00
Planned Dates: Start Date 2011-06-01T00:00:00+00:00
Recipient Org: Country United Kingdom
Region Greater London