Museum of Science and Industry

http://portlandartmuseum.org/ The biggest art museum and collection in the entire state is right in downtown Portland on the South Park Blocks. With special exhibits rotating through every couple of months and a stunning collection of Asian, European, and Native American art objects, the museum is worth your time and the price of admission. 6 – Expose Yourself to Science! http://www.omsi.edu/ The Oregon Museum of Science and Industry isn’t just for kids. The rotating exhibits and permanent…

1. What fundamental insight did researcher, pediatrician and psychiatrist, Stanley Greenspan (1999) contribute to intelligence development? Stanley Greenspan recognized that cognition is incapable of operating independently; rather, it is totally dependent on emotional motivation for development. He identified evolving positive social-emotional interactions that are essential foundations for the emergence of reasoning and languages, and he believed that unless they achieve healthy affective…

Neil deGrasse Tyson is an active Astrophysicist coming out of New York City where he Graduated from Bronx High School Of Science and went on to Achieve his PhD in Astrophysics from Columbia University and his BA at Harvard. Tyson later was chosen by George W. Bush twice, once in 2001 to join a twelve-member commission where he studied the Future of the US Aerospace industry and second, in 2002 to join a nine-member commission that focused on the implementation of the United States Space…

In this convergence poster there are several things that make up who I am, On the poster there is a picture of me and four rainbow trout that I caught when I was seventh grade. Me and my grandpa went down to roaring river along the Missouri and Arkansas border. It was a weekend early October and we decided it would be nice to get out of town and go do what we love to do, we mostly fish for crappie and sunfish, but we thought it would be interesting to try and fish for trout and with roaring…

bathrooms and each room is filled with murals, paintings on the walls and the ceilings of fantasy stories from her childhood. Moore used the Fairy Castle to raise money for children's charities and in 1949 the castle was donated to the Museum of Science and Industry,…

a competitor could easily overtake them and get their idea to market first. A Chicago resident, Lefkofsky is active in his community; he sits on the boards of the the Art Institute of Chicago, the Children's Memorial Hospital and The Museum of Science and Industry. Adjunct Professor Eric Lefkofsky also teaches a course on entrepreneurship at the University of Chicago Booth School of Business. If anyone knows about entrepreneurship, it is Lefkofsky, who co-founded InnerWorkings, Echo Global…

modern use of the computer was way more than just computing math problems. Computer science was the study to write new program languages making it easier to develop applications easier and faster and revolutionized. The computer today are more smaller, more powerful. There is a more widespread application of computers in phones,appliances,and cars. They are more mobile…

The Captains of Industry, to some, are considered amongst the first men to “build” the America we live in today. In my opinion, that is exactly what they are. Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, Carnegie, and J.P. Morgan were innovators, but above all they were businessmen. Although most people see them as “robber barons”, the things they did was to some point for their personal wealth as well as for the good of this country. What most people don’t see is that what they did played an enormous role in…

For Teaching in the Sciences in High School? Science offers students an explanation of complex systems from the human body to the brain, from our environment to air flows. This knowledge can then be used to aid in understanding new concepts and pursue new interests. Some think that science makes our lives better and provides solutions to the many problems that exist in today’s world. Science teaches us to think critically, and to ask the how, why, and who we are questions. Science evokes a…

Pui Tak Center: 2216 S. Wentworth Pui Tak Center was once the On Leong Merchants Association Building where the On leong group used to be. The society also once resided in Mott Street in New York's Chinatown. The Chinese started coming to Chicago in smaller numbers after 1870, After the 20th century less than 1,200. Until the 1940s when federal laws only allowed men to enter with only a few exceptions, chinatowns over america were populated with chinese men. Groups called Tongs were formed…