We will use the “SpikeBox kits” from the company Backyard Brains (http://backyardbrains.cl) to experiment with elementary and middle school students. The purpose of this activity is to help them understand the biological basis of cellular excitability and communication, where ion channels are very relevant. As proof of concept, we will use them in the Science Education Station in the town of Montegrande, which has been sponsored since 2011 by the “Ion Channels in the Valley” Symposium, organized by MiNICAD members.
