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The program completed its 6th
year in June 2008 and over 1200 girls have participated!
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Goals of the program are for girls to gain:
- Confidence in abilities
- Pride about interests
- Renewed interest in science and math
- Awareness of range of careers in science,
math, & technology
- Appreciation for need to make a plan to take
science and math courses in high school and/or college
- Better educated parents on science and math
career options and the need for related coursework in high school and
college
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Can fresh pineapple be put in Jello? -- chemist from a local university
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Details of program:
- Targets 6th and/or 7th
grade girls
- Meetings held monthly after school on school
grounds
- Meetings are “girls only”
- “Mothers” are invited to all
program events
- Each meeting includes a women scientist who:
- provides hands-on activities related to her
career
- discusses her career and its usefulness to
society
- discusses what science and math courses are
necessary for careers in her field
- Program can be tailored to the needs of the
individual schools. Schools are
provided with a list of presenters from which to choose.
- The
program also includes a Saturday field trip to a local university for
a Tour of Women
Scientists
- For last program event each girl creates and
presents a poster titled “If I were going to be a scientist, I
would be a….” (see right)
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Poster created by a 6th grader
involved in the program
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Pictures of various
women scientist presentations out at the schools…..
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Flight School
at Dayton Airport!
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How cool!
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Making a Motor!
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Future Pilot?!
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Vander Graf Generator!
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Designing circuits!
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Electrical Engineering!
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Consumer Chemistry!
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Flight simulator!
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