WHAT: Noggin visit with K-5 students!

We did it! Over 450 students!!

“What happens when you fall and hit your head? What causes brain freeze? What does our brain do with our memories? How did you get those brains? How do we hear voices? How do we make the sounds of speech? Why do zombies eat brains  –  is it because brains have a lot of healthy fat and protein? Or are they really sweet?” 

“Thank you and your team for coming out to King Elementary today! The kids LOVED it! Thank you so much!!” — Amalia Franco, Family Community Resource Coordinator, MLK Elementary

WHERE: Martin Luther King Elementary School, 4801 Idaho St, Vancouver, WA 98661

WHEN: Tuesday, October 24, 2023, 8:00am – 11:30am

Going back to elementary school with extra noggins and art!

SOME MLK STUDENT QUESTIONS FROM 2022
When does a rotting brain start making an odor?
How does the brain function?
How do we remember?
How do you get the brains?
When you body moves is there some attachments that make your body move?
What if you have an artificial brain?
Are the 3D printed brains also real, or from real people?
How long have you been studying the brain?
When did you know you wanted to study brain?
Do ants have brains?
Are there animals that don’t have brains?
How does the spinal cord work?
Is it normal to get dizzy?
So I’m thinking that maybe we are like robots  –  but also not robots?
Are those animal brains real?
What is your brain made out of?
How do you remember?
How do you get headaches?
Can what my brain is doing now as a kid affect what my own kids’ brains might do in the future?
Does what happened to my mom in her life before I was born affect how my brain works today?
What is consciousness  –  like, in the brain? What’s happening in my brain when I really see you now?

COMMITTED PARTICIPANTS
1. Bill Griesar, NW Noggin/PSU/OHSU
2. Jeff Leake, NW Noggin/PSU
3. Alexandria Bills, PSU
4. Jacob Boynton, PSU
5. Rebecca Chevrel, PSU
6. Abubakar Nur, PSU
7. Dan Jang, PSU
8. Kasey Judd, PSU
9. Alex Heinrich, PSU
10. Jadyn Harris, PSU

See what we did the last time we visited MLK!

Enamored by Neuroscience!