When you think of emotions, do you think of robots? This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features Cynthia Breazeal, the woman who developed Kismet, the first humanoid robot to sense and respond to emotions and feelings. As a 10 year old growing up in New Mexico, Breazeal was fascinated Read more…
In this week’s Women in STEM Series, we show that you don’t need a graduate degree in science or engineering to be an inventor! Mary Anderson, inventor of the windshield wiper, proves that common sense and creativity are just as important as formal education. Mary Anderson was born in post-Civil Read more…
In this week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series, we show the power women have when they support each other in their STEM professions and how to overcome adversity. Elizabeth Blackburn and Carol Greider are two female biologists who worked together at the University of California Berkeley where Blackburn mentored Greider Read more…
When you think about computer coding, do you also think about jewelry? Probably not, but the April STEM Challenge of the Month will change your thinking as you use binary code to make secret coded jewelry. This is a great activity to show girls how to combine STEM and fashion! Read more…
For this week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series, we highlight a woman who shows girls that you don’t have to chose science OR dance, but can pursue both at the same time. Mae Jemison was the first African- American woman to travel in space on the Space Shuttle Endeavor in 1992. She Read more…
In this week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series, we are highlighting Stephanie Kwolek, the woman who invented Kevlar. If you aren’t familiar with Kevlar, its a polymer fiber that is used most commonly to make lightweight body armor for police and military personnel. Read on to learn more about how Read more…
We are excited to introduce a new series on STEM Like a Girl called Wednesday’s Women in STEM! Each Wednesday we will feature a different woman who has or is making a difference in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and math. Our goal is to showcase the amazing accomplishments Read more…
The March STEM Challenge of the Month is in honor or Dr. Seuss’s birthday on March 2nd. While Dr. Seuss is best known for Green Eggs and Ham or The Grinch, he also gave name to the gooey, part liquid/part solid substance called oobleck in his book Bartholomew and the Read more…
Are you looking for fun STEM activities to do with your daughter at home but not sure how to get started? Our STEM Challenge of the Month is the perfect starting place! Each month, we will introduce different STEM-based experiments and activities that any family can do at home using common household Read more…