As educators in public classrooms and community, our volunteer STEAM outreach activities are impacted by the ongoing coronavirus pandemic.
LEARN MORE: Coronavirus disease (COVID-19) advice for the public from the WHO (World Health Organization)
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We’re moving all our courses online at Portland State University, local public K-12 schools are now closed, and many planned NW Noggin events are being re-scheduled for later in the year.
But we’ll keep making art 🙂
LEARN MORE: NW Noggin STEAM Projects
LEARN MORE: The Connection Between Art, Healing, and Public Health
LEARN MORE: Creative Arts Interventions for Stress Management and Prevention—A Systematic Review
LEARN MORE: Effectiveness of Art Therapy With Adult Clients in 2018
LEARN MORE: The Effectiveness of Art Therapy for Anxiety in Adult Women: A Randomized Controlled Trial
For example, here’s the coronavirus – in pipe cleaners!
The white is the viral envelope, encasing the blue RNA instructions for building more viruses using our own cellular machinery. The glycoproteins on the surface (S, E and M) help the virus bind to specific human cells (including those in our respiratory tract) and get those viral instructions inside.
LEARN MORE: The Molecular Biology of Coronaviruses
LEARN MORE: Coronavirus envelope protein: current knowledge
We are SO THANKFUL for the many visits we’ve made thus far, and the 40,000 (plus!) kids, parents, and other community members we’ve reached with noggins and art!
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Please enjoy some of the inspiring, creative thank you cards we just received from the AWESOME 6th graders we met in Science Teacher Jane VanDam’s class at Hosford Middle School last week! THANK YOU!!!
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