Event Noggin @ Hosford

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Noggin @ Hosford

Name: Noggin @ Hosford
Start: 2026-02-10T09:00:00-08:00
End: 2026-02-10T13:00:00-08:00
Location: Hosford Middle School

February 10 @ 9:00 am - 1:00 pm

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

We did it!!!

Why does the brain work the way it does?

Why is everyone else paralyzed when they sleep but not me?

What causes sleep talking?

How did NOGGIN get its name?

How does the hippocampus store memory?

How does ADHD effect memory?

How does the brain do things without thinking?

What is the brain made of?

What happened when you get a concussion?

Why do you have to stay awake with a concussion?

What does your brain do when it’s asleep?

Why do I have dreams sometimes but not others?

How do people lucid dream?

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

WHEN: Tuesday, February 10, 2026, 9:00am – 1:00pm; meet at the school office

CONTACTS: Jane VanDam, Science teacher; Kevin Marquardt, Science teacher

“Thanks again everyone. As always this was a wonderful experience. The students from past years were crazy excited when they found out you were in the building. You have a lasting impact.”
– Kevin Marquardt, Hosford Science, Portland Public Schools 💚

We love Hosford!!

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.

Come join us! Please contact Bill Griesar (griesar@pdx.edu) and Jeff Leake (jleake@pdx.com) to get involved.

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Becky Callos, PSU
4. Berlyn Bankhardt, PSU
5. Gabe Guarin, PSU
6. Danica Helms, PSU
7. Zulyed Guerra, PSU
8. Bee Conn, PSU
9. Daisy Graham, Skidmore College

See what we’ve done at Hosford before!