Registration Open for “Girls Discover… Genetics!” at COSI March 31

Girls Discover…Genetics!
COSI Columbus
Saturday, March 31, 2012

Cost: $40 per person (includes two workshops, lunch, a souvenir t-shirt, and COSI admission).

Girls in grades 6-8 meet professional and student scientists, explore careers in genetics, participate in hands-on workshops, and have a great time learning and meeting new friends. In Girls Discover…, participants will:

• Participate in hands-on activities and informative sessions led by women in exciting careers in science or technology
• Explore careers through hands-on workshops
• Talk with undergraduate young women mentors and find out how and why they made their career choices

Registration and more information at http://www.cosi.org/families/explore-careers/girls-discover

Goodyear Engineering Career Day for Grade 6-12 Girls in Akron April 30

Saturday, April 30, 2011
8:00 A.M.- 2:00 P.M.
Picture Yourself as an Engineer!

Firestone High School
333 Rampart Ave
Akron, Ohio 44313

Goodyear is hosting an Engineering Career Day  to inform young women in grades 6 through 12 about the opportunities and careers that exist in the various engineering disciplines.

We would like to invite those interested in engineering, math, science, or computers to attend along with a parent, guardian or teacher. The program begins at 8:00 a.m. (Student Registration) and concludes about 2:00p.m. There is no registration fee and a lunch will be provided free of charge. Students must register in advance in order to plan appropriately for materials and refreshments. Registration deadline is Friday, April 15, 2011.

For more information, see http://www.goodyear.com/careerday/mission.html

Registration Open for Girls Discover….Archaeology! at COSI April 9

“We have to give students the opportunity to engage in authentic, real-world learning experiences…The student has to see the connections between her various classes…and the world beyond the school walls.”
Lance Rougeux, quoted in “Engaging Girls in STEM,” by Bridget McCrea, THE Journal.

On Saturday, April 9, middle-school girls will have the opportunity to do just that at COSI. COSI’s Girls Discover…Archaeology! is a day-long STEM career exploration program that’s just for girls in grades 6-8. Girls will meet professional and student archaeologists, explore careers in archaeology, and have a great time learning and meeting new friends. Scholarships are available, too. Learn more at http://www.cosi.org/educators/mentoring/girlsdiscover/

Girls Discover….Engineering! at COSI November 7, 2009

Do you know middle school girls who like science, math, and solving problems? Girls Discover…Engineering! is a fun-filled day of hands-on activities and informative sessions led by women in a variety of engineering disciplines. Participants will learn how engineers are involved with buildings, the environment, consumer products, medical research, and more;  work with other girls to solve an engineering challenge; talk with young women studying to be engineers and find out how and why they made their career choice; and have a great time learning about engineering and meeting new friends! See http://www.cosi.org/educators/mentoring/girlsdiscover/