Brain Puzzle

Cut the pieces, assemble the puzzle, all while learning about brain structure and function!

Materials

• Puzzle pieces (already colored)
• Puzzle pieces (to be colored)
• Puzzle background (easy)
• Puzzle background (hard)
• Crayons or markers
• Scissors
• Glue or glue stick

Directions

• Cut out the puzzle pieces. You can choose from precolored pieces or blank pieces that you can color yourself
• Choose a difficulty level. The easy version shows outlines for each puzzle piece whereas the hard version only shows the perimeter of the brain
• Get to work! Assemble the puzzle. Either glue the pieces to the paper for a keepsake or keep the pieces for recreating the puzzle later.

Discussion Points

• Different areas of the brain are responsible for different functions. 
• If a patient had damage in the very back of the brain, what function might be dysfunctional? (Answer: vision)
• Learn more about the brain!
  • Brain Facts Video
  • External Brain Anatomy

Brain Puzzle by Michigan State University Neuroscience Program is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike 4.0 International License.

The Brain Puzzle was created and developed by Cynthia L Jordan and Casey Henley.