Empowering Girls in Math and Science

Looking for an engaging activity to keep the kids busy this weekend. Have them make paper helicopters. Kids love to watch it twist as it flies to the ground!

Meet Maya Penn. This amazing young lady is a Powerhouse! She is an environmental activist, entrepreneur, computer programmer and motivational speaker. She is the author of You Got This, a book that encourages girls to follow their passion.
Check out Maya's story in this article and video clip feature.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/maya-penn-teen-entrepreneur-ted-speaker-environmental-activist-author-of-you-got-this/

Teen entrepreneur encourages girls to follow their passion in new book Sixteen-year-old Maya Penn's resume includes CEO of a clothing company, environmental activism, computer programming, and author of "You Got This!"

This year’s features an exciting lineup of keynote sessions and panels! Take a look at our full lineup with the link below and make plans to join us July. https://www.nsta.org/stem21

Woman Turns Non-Recyclable Plastic Into Bricks 7 Times Stronger Than Concrete A Kenyan woman is turning tons of plastic trash into super durable, lightweight bricks that cost a tenth of the price of normal bricks 29-year-old Kenyan inventor Nzambi Matee was tired of tripping over plastic in her home city of Narobi, which generates over 500 tons of plastic waste a […]

Summer is here and everybody loves going to the pool! Has your child wondered how long they can hold their breath under water? Perhaps they may have wondered how much air their lungs hold. Well here is a really cool scientific experiement from Blog, She Wrote on how to measure lung capacity. This experiment uses math and scientific investigation. How cool is that!

https://blogshewrote.org/science-quest-measuring-lung-capacity/

How to Measure Lung Capacity Study the respiratory system and determine your lung capacity and what might affect it. Students will calculate and make conclusions.