Even in March the humidity here is high. Along with the morning fog, it makes for a place where “resistance is futile” in terms of coiffures! Walking through the deserted streets this morning to catch the streetcar for an early session, I saw people walking their dogs, having coffee in a local shop, watering plants, [...]
The sky was brilliant, and air musty, and the traveler squinty eyed. It is time for the 2009 NSTA Conference, and thousands of science teachers, at least those from dryer climes, are finding the same thing. New Orleans is bright, hot, and humid. I imagine things pick up at night. On my way to the Convention [...]
The countdown to New Orleans is on! All of us in Louisiana welcome you to our state! We have anxiously been awaiting your arrival! Want to know more about the city and what it has to offer? Go to www.neworleansonline.com and you can download a city guide and even coupons for shopping or taking an [...]
Science educators of all ages and backgrounds are generally interested in the Aquariums and Zoos of the cities they visit. New Orleanians are proud of the wonderful top 10 facilities they have with the Audubon Nature Institute’s Audubon Zoo and Aquarium of the Americas. The recovery efforts following Katrina were absolutely heroic. A stroll through [...]
D.C. has its Metro. New York, the Subway. In Philly, riders take SEPTA, which sounds like an unfortunate condition, but works quite well. And in San Fran, you hop the trolley. Paul Johnson writes in to introduce conference goers to the unique pleasures of the New Orleans street car…. “Many conference goers will be coming [...]
Conference goers will certainly find themselves drawn to the Mississippi River. As NSTA participants stand along side the river and watch the amazing flow they will also have a chance to ponder the levee system. The Mississippi River system drains and transports sediment from over thirty states and parts of Canada. The flooding of the [...]
Porkopolis, Queen City of the West, and the City of Seven Hills, Cincinnati is known by many names, but it’s buildings are sweetest in miniature… gingerbread to be exact. This particular set of buildings is found in the lobby of the Hilton Netherlands Hotel, a beautiful art deco building that opened in 1931. Here are more pictures of the Hilton Netherlands hotel. —Tyson Brown
On my last day in Portland I was able to do a bit of sightseeing. The aerial tram was quite impressive and perhaps my favorite sightseeing adventure. The tram was completed in December 2006 for a cost of $57 million dollars. It stretches 3,300 feet from the South Waterfront terminal to the main campus of [...]
A town in which science is on display in the mass transit system is the perfect place for an NSTA conference. In Portland’s only underground station (70 meters under ground), there is a 200-foot long core sample contained in a glass tube, representing 15.6 million years of geological activity. Click on the picture above to [...]
Need a pick me up after a full day of NSTA conference sessions? Head to Cacao, a chocolate shop with the feel of an asian tea house. A shot of “drinking chocolate”–think a liquid chocolate bar, not a powdered mix—only costs $2.
