Columbia Astronauts

From an elementary school in East Multnomah County.

Here's the photo they used. Do you think the Columbia Disaster impacted kids in 2003 the way Challenger did in 1986? Space exploration is on my mind a lot, having just watched When We Left Earth. Oh, and WALL-E.

School Courtyards

Things that school courtyards have in common:
- not used regularly by students or staff
- visible to students and staff thanks to a breezeway or hallway
- very pretty
- some sort of project has been started, possibly abandoned

Case 1: George Middle School, Portland Public Schools, North Portland, built in 1952, 328 students




Case 2: Lynch View Elementary School, Centennial School District, outer Southeast Portland, built in 1958, 492 students

Robots do jobs we don't want to do! Yah!

Selections from "Robots," by Sean.

Robot Vacuums
Robots do jobs to help us. Here's an example. Your floor is dirty and you're going on a business trip for your job. You don't have time to vacuum. So set up your vacuum robot . To clean the floors.

Vocabulary
8. Brain: A computer that controls the robot

Lots of other good stuff to see including labeled diagrams and creative spelling. Take a look at the high resolution version.

Smoky Night

I'm very fortunate to visit many schools in the Portland area as a part of my job. I'd like to share some of the artwork I see.
Elementary School Students created portraits inspired by the story Smoky Night.