WHAT: Noggin at Hosford Middle School (Portland Public Schools)

We did it!

WHERE: Hosford Middle School, 2303 SE 28th Pl, Portland, OR 97214

WHEN: Tuesday, February 7, 9:00am – 12:30; meet at the school office

CONTACTS: Amy Slaughter, Assistant Principal, Hosford Middle School; Jane VanDam, Science teacher; Kevin Marquardt, Science teacher

“Thank you, all, for your hard work in making such a memorable learning experience at Hosford. You are appreciated!”
— Amy Slaughter, Assistant Principal, Hosford Middle School

Noggin volunteers from Portland State University, OHSU and other area campuses will meet with students in Kevin Marquardt and Jane VanDam’s 6th grade classrooms at Hosford, introducing them to neuroscience research and art projects related to understanding the brain.

Some questions from the classroom:

Why do we get scared?
How do we move our body or does our body move itself?
How heavy is our brain?
What causes hunger and thirst?
How does the brain know what to say in the moment without thinking about it?
How does crying work?
Why do we get headaches?
How/when does the body know when it’s ready for puberty?

What hormones do you get during puberty?
Our moths move automatically, but how?
How does our mind tell our body parts to move but stop when hurt?
How do we hear, feel, smell?
Why do we get hungry?
What causes depression?
What causes sexual attraction?
Why do you dream?
How does brain freeze happen?
Why does your body have favorite things?

Committed participants
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Josie Borden, PSU/Rosenbaum Scholar
4. Julian Rodriguez, PSU
5. Kristin Preston, PSU
6. Khelen Walsh, PSU
7. Mina Sattari, PSU
8. Natalie Partipilo, PSU
9. Allonte Barakat, PSU
10. Martin Lemke, PSU

Hosford offers a Mandarin immersion program!
Here are some neuro-related words in Mandarin…

Brain:  脑 (nǎo)
Neuroscience:  神经科学 (Shénjīng kēxué)

Translation provided by Luyao Wang, undergraduate in Psychology at PSU

There are significant benefits to bilingual education in both children and adults, including evidence of changes in the white matter wiring of linked cortical regions essential for executive function (decision making, working memory, attentional control), and a reduced risk of cognitive decline with age…

LEARN MORE: Bilingual Two-Way Immersion Programs Benefit Academic Achievement

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LEARN MORE: The effects of bilingualism on the white matter structure of the brain

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See what we’ve done at Hosford before!

KGW did a story!

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Brains examining brains

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