Earthquake Early Warnings
As educators interested in outreach, we do outreach where we can. For the last four years we have helped host an educational outreach booth at the Oregon Country Fair where we show off maps...
Daily Archive: February 4, 2019
Next Generation Science Standards and ORESAT: Launching a cubesat into space
Through the Oregon Space Grant Consortium, Price Science Commons staff have worked with Portland State University’s Aerospace program on the plans to build and launch a cubesat micro-satellite in coming year (2019-2020). Students at...
Slinky Seismometers
We work closely with the University of Oregon’s STEM CORE Program and here we have partnered with them (under the direction of Bryan Rebar and Dean Livelybrooks) to host a workshop on building Slinky...
Analyzing Frankenstein
In celebration of the 200th anniversary of the publication of Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein, our VizLab coordinator hosted an analysis of the work in the Price Science Commons’ VizLab. Visitors could spend the afternoon...
Building Landscapes in 3D
For the last four years we have been building 3D landscapes to better understand micro-habitats. Here is our very first 3D generated landscape using AgiSoft Photoscan made for a talk on the use...
Bat Detectors
At the Price Science Commons / DeArmond MakerSpace, we provide training on how to build with electronic components. Here is one of our popular projects, an ultrasonic bat detector that picks up the...
MicroSoft HoloLens & 3D modeling
One of the services we provide at the Price Science Commons is access to the HoloLens. For the last 3 years we have been building holograms for the device as we explore the world...
3D Modeling & Conservation
One of our on going projects out of the Price Science Commons is a mapping project of the Oregon Country Fair (OCF) Property for enhancing conservation activities. Click on the image above to get...