About this app
How many blocks can you stack before they fall? Learn about your brain as you stack and balance shapes. The act of balancing the blocks models the way the Cerebellum helps us stay on an even keel whether we’re riding a bike or running down a path. Along the way, you absorb interesting facts about the brain and how the Cerebellum is responsible for balance and coordination.
Brain Balance with Sara Bellum Lite is an app in Morphonix’s NeuroPlay Adventures series: mobile apps, stories and songs that introduce children to the workings of the brain in a fun and engaging way. Although designed for kids 5-8, all ages will enjoy Brain Balance with Sara Bellum.
The free Lite version offers the first, easy level of the full game. It has five rounds with hundreds of possible block combinations. The blocks change each time you play, so the level can be played over and over with many variations.
The free Lite version also includes the song “Cerebellum Helps You Move and Go” in the Did You Know section. Sara explains some of the things your Cerebellum helps you do, from skateboarding to balancing on a beam to tying your shoes.
FUN
Sara Bellum flies in on her trapeze to guide you through the game. You stack blocks of different shapes on a plank, choosing where to place a shape and how each new shape changes the balance of your stack. The blocks obey the laws of physics and gravity, giving the game a vividly realistic feel – especially when the blocks tumble.
When you stack all the blocks in a round, Sara performs a high-flying trick!
LEARNING
Children come to understand the working of their Cerebellum experientially by playing the game. They use their Cerebellum to place and balance the blocks. Most importantly, children learn to nurture and protect their brain because it’s the only one they’ve got!
FULL VERSION
The Full version of Brain Balance with Sara Bellum offers three levels, plus the Did You Know bonus song. You get to build taller and more rewarding towers. There are twenty total shapes, including irregular shapes that increase the challenge of fitting together and balancing the blocks. Playing the game again is always new and fun because there are thousands of potential combinations.
MORPHONIX LLC
Morphonix is an award-winning developer of learning games that teach children about neuroscience and their growing brains in a fun and engaging way. Awards for previous games include Common Sense Media ON for Learning Award and Parents’ Choice Gold Award.
http://www.morphonix.com
To play more of Morphonix ‘s award-winning games, visit:
https://play.google.com/store/apps/developer?id=Morphonix+LLC
“Morphonix approaches learning about the brain so subtly and invitingly, the players don’t even recognize the are being taught. Better yet, they seem to remember the details of what they have been through.”
-- Floyd Bloom, MD, Professor Emeritus, The Scripps Research Institute
THE GROWING BRAIN
Children’s brains are extraordinarily dynamic. Our games nurture and stimulate them. By playing Brain Balance, kids will:
• Gain a new sense of wonder and appreciation for their brain.
• Appreciate what an amazing and vital organ the human brain is.
• Understand that the Cerebellum helps them balance and coordinate.
Research shows that playing our previous games increased knowledge and interest in the brain compared with more traditional methods of learning.
Development of this app was supported by the National Institute of Mental Health of the National Institutes of Health under Award #R44MH096339. The content is solely the responsibility of the developers and does not represent the official views of The National Institutes of Health.
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