WHAT: Noggin visit to Ron Russell Middle School

We did it!

Why is perception in our brain delayed by milliseconds?
Why do people have mental disorders?
How long does it take your brain to fully develop?
What parts of the brain does ADHD affect?

What is sleep paralysis?
What is sleep walking?
Do each of the brain cells do something different?
How does the brain work from when you wake up until midday?
Is it possible to be awake while sleep walking?
How can you sleep talk?
When it’s raining why do I get more sleepy?
How do you lucid dream?

Why do we get headaches?
Why do some people get cancer?
Why do some people need glasses?
What are learning disabilities?
What happens if you damage your cerebellum?
Why are there two sides of the brain?

WHERE: Ron Russell Middle School, 3955 SE 112th Ave, Portland, OR 97266

WHEN: Thursday, March 6, 2025, 8:30am – 3pm

CONTACT: Brennan Brockbank, Health & Science Coordinator, David Douglas School District

• First Class: 8:44 -9:55
• Second class: 10:09-11:20
• LUNCH PROVIDED BY SCHOOL!
• Third Class: 1:39 – 2:50

Please check in at the school office. We’ll meet students in the commons area (cafeteria).

Noggin volunteers from Portland State University, OHSU and other area campuses will meet with 6th and 8th graders in this David Douglas District public middle school, to explore neuroscience research and make art related to understanding our brains.

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. Sam Mutschler-Aldine, PSU
4. Greyson Moore, PSU
5. Cass Rickel, PSU
6. Sydney Watson, PSU
7. Omri Jones, PSU
8. Becky Callos, PSU
9. Beckett Bruni, PSU
10. Willow Coughlan, PSU

See what we’ve done before at Ron Russell!

When I Grow Up: Learning, Memory, and LTP

“That was so awesome! Thank you so much, our kids learned a ton and they really enjoyed meeting professional scientists!”

— Elizabeth Archodominion, Sixth Grade Science & Social Studies, Ron Russell Middle School