Science Clubs
Free, hands-on after school science clubs for girls in grades K-7. Clubs take place for one hour, once a week at public schools, churches or community centers. Please visit Sites for more information on time and location.
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Two volunteer mentor-scientists and two adolescent Junior Assistants lead fun and interactive science explorations with groups of 8-10 young girls. Our curriculum has been specifically created and adapted to meet girls' interests. It spans an array of scientific fields such as biology, chemistry, engineering, environmental science, physics, and much more.
Club Names
Our clubs names feature two unique components that will help connect our girls to the vast world of science. The first component honors a famous female scientist (living or deceased) whose work and contributions to science have greatly shaped science today. The second component is a job or career that is related to science. All clubs will be called and referred to by their club name.
Girls will learn in the first session who their female scientist is and what she has done to stand out in the world of science. Girls will also learn how their second title (as a career) connects to their female scientist.
| Grade | Club Name |
| K | Rachel Carson Observers Rachel Carson (1907-1964) was a well-known biologist and writer on science and nature. Her book, "Silent Spring" brought major attention to the use of pesticides (poisonous chemicals) used to kill insects. |
| 1st | Jane Goodall Explorers Jane Goodall (1934- present) is a famous biologist and primatologist whose study of chimpanzees in the Gombe Reserve Park in Tanzania. Her studies taught the world about chimpanzee social order and family life and also on how to protect them. |
| 2nd | Danielle Carr Investigators Danielle Carr (1966-present) is a famous African American mathematician. She studies most how math can help answer questions in science such as how fish swim. Today she works at the Andrew Mellon Foundation in New York. |
| 3rd | Barbara McClintock Researchers Barbara McClintock (1902-1990) was a world famous biologist and geneticist. She maize to see and study chromosomes and explain how they function. |
| 4th | Shu-Shia Chow Technologists Shu-Shia Chow (19??- Present) is a Taiwanese Electronic Engineer. After studying engineering in college in the United States she got a job working for a computer company and is now the Principal Engineer at Silicon Graphics designing new ways to display images on the screen. |
| 5th | Mae C. Jemison Astronauts Mae C. Jemison (1956-present) is a famous African American Astronaut for NASA. She became the first African American female to go into space. |
| 6th | Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson Physicists Dr. Shirley Ann Jackson (1946-present) is a famous African American Physicist. She was the first African American to earn her doctorate from MIT and the second in the US to earn her doctorate in physics. Today she is professor at Renessalear Polytechnic Institute in Troy, New York |
| 7th | Dr. Elma Gonzalez Doctors Dr. Elma Gonzalez is a professor of Cell Biology at UCLA. She comes from a small ranching town in South Texas where there are more cows that people! Elma was inspired by her hard-working father to keep her eye on her dreams and reach for them. Today she is an inspiration to many Latinas. |
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