This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM series honors the late Katherine Johnson, who passed away earlier this week at the age of 101. If you’ve seen the award winning movie Hidden Figures, you may already be familiar with Johnson’s story but she was a pioneer for women, African-Americans, and the Read more…
Ever wonder how you can combine a love of art and design with STEM into a successful and fun career? This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM series features Lisa Wackenhuth Svanström, a 3D artist with Star Stable Entertainment. When/how did you first become interested in STEM? I live in Stockholm, Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features a real life “science princess” and STEM Like a Girl volunteer. Shivali Kadam is the current Miss Oregon and works as a chemical engineer in Portland. Her social impact initiative for Miss America 2.0 is called STEMpowered, inspiring the next generation of Read more…
Think you have to wait until you’re grown up to follow your dreams? This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features Emily Bayuk who proves you can chase your dreams at any age. Emily is an undergraduate student in electrical engineering, author of a book about circuits for kids, and Read more…
With the holidays approaching, we have put together a list of ten of our favorite STEM gifts that would be perfect for your daughter! These activities are sure to excite her passion for STEM while having fun.
Today we are sharing one of our most popular activities from our Parent-Daughter STEM Workshops. These would make a great gift for friends or family and you will impress everyone when you teach them the chemistry behind how it works! Background: While you may have made or used bath balls Read more…
This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features Jewel Plummer Cobb, a scientist who not only contributed to the field of cell biology but also served as a mentor to women and minorities, encouraging them to pursue education and to make a difference in their communities. Jewel Plummer Cobb was Read more…
Have you ever looked at a snowflake, an icicle, or a piece of rock candy and thought about how they were made or what the crystals look like up close? This week’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series features a physical chemist who pioneered the use of x-ray crystallography to determine Read more…
With Earth Day coming up on April 22nd, we wanted to share a fun activity for you and your daughter from our friends at Education.com. Help strengthen your child’s eco-vocabulary with this fun Earth Day themed word search. For more learning activities, games, and resources, visit Education.com. They have lots Read more…
March is Women’s History Month so for today’s Wednesday’s Women in STEM Series, we are sharing a recent post from our friends at A Mighty Girl. We agree that girls can’t become what they don’t see which is why we love the STEM Mentor Panel we offer at our Parent-Daughter Read more…