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This collection is tailored to empower girls and all youth to explore science and engineering. You will also find PBS SciGirls activities that provide gender-equitable teaching strategies and hands-on inquiries based on the concepts modeled in SciGirls’ videos.
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Coloring the Universe (with Pencil Code)
Participants use pencilcode.net to undertake a series of simple programming exercises, including recoloring images of scenes, everday objects, and finally, a supernova and a region where stars are forming. 0
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Mars Engineering
Mars is a good candidate for finding past and/or present life beyond Earth. Groups of participants design Mars rovers that could search for the building blocks of life in martian rocks and build model rovers out of everyday materials. 0
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Implementation Guide Provides extensive background information, facilitation outline, materials shopping list, extended supporting media suggestions, correlations to national standards, and more. -
Life on Mars? Nurturing Life
A garden can be a reminder of life’s needs and our connection to the planet we call home. Children consider the requirements of living things and compare the surface conditions on Mars to those found on Earth as they plant gardens. Gardening tips and options for indoors and outdoors are provided. 0
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How-to Video Implementation Guide Provides extensive background information, facilitation outline, materials shopping list, extended supporting media suggestions, correlations to national standards, and more. Teacher's Guide Provides classroom connections, key concepts, connections to science standards, and additional resources. -
How to Build a Galaxy (beta)
Use craft materials -- and 3D printed models of astronomical models -- to model our Milky Way galaxy. 0
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A Light Snack: Cookie Box Spectrometers
Celebrate the contributions of women astronomers and make your own spectrometer using a cookie or cereal box and diffraction grating slides. 0
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Searching for Life
Participants learn about the characteristics of life and conduct an experiment, searching for life in different soil samples. 0
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SciGirls Star Power
In this maker activity, participants use a shoe box, constellation template, and flashlight to shine a star pattern on a wall. An additional maker project demonstrates the importance of reducing light pollution. 0
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Acids in Drinks
Patrons test the acid levels in their favorite drinks, using baking soda and a timer. 0
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SciGirls: Crank It Up
Patrons experiment with simple machines by designing and creating their own moving structure 0
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SciGirls: Deep Sea Diver
Patrons explore buoyancy by designing and building a model deep sea diver 0
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SciGirls: Grab and Go
Patrons design and build a mechanical arm to give a small item a lift 0
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Bouncing Balloons
Explore the world of sports engineering by creating bouncy balls out of a balloon! 0
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