Mentors: Audra Mickunas & Brenda DiSessa
What is STEAM? Science Technology Engineering Art Mathematics
Why Only Girls? “Studies show that girls lose interest in math and science during middle school and STEM interest for girls is low, compared to boys.” -Girl Scouts of America (2012 ‘Generation STEM’ study)
Our Club 1st Meeting: Tuesday, September 29th, 3pm-4pm Meet & Greet, make your own sundaes Location: RM 214 we meet every other Tuesday, just drop in! Who: Girls in grades 7 & 8 Parent involvement encouraged
Fun Projects & Experiments Meet with women in STEAM fields Science experiments Math and engineering activities Math competition Coding Field trips
Who We’re Working With Worcester Polytechnic Institute K-12 STEM Center University of New Hampshire Tiffany Hatstat, Masters Candidate in Chemistry Brown University Mayara Lake, PathoBiology Lab