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Girls, Boys, Video Gaming, and Summer Survey Science
July 2, 2014 9:00 AM
What variables make a game popular with players, and do boys and girls choose different types of games? Design a survey-based science project this summer and do some statistical analysis of the data you gather. Your results might be eye opening and informative in terms of game design, the gaming industry, and what works and what doesn't depending on the audience. There are only three girls, as far as I know, in the clan in one of my current favorite games. With a staggering more than… Read more
Science Buddies Success Story a Finalist in Global Challenge with Girls in STEM Project
April 16, 2014 9:09 AM
Above: Laura with her display board for a project she did on bacteria and water bottles. Read Laura's story in the Science Buddies in Action area.Science Buddies is always excited to hear about and share a student's success with a school, home, or science fair project. Our Science Buddies in Action stories acknowledge the hard work students do on their science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) projects and also show teachers, parents, and other students what is possible with student… Read more
LEGO Movie Makes Engineering Awesome
February 18, 2014 11:46 AM
The LEGO® Movie puts engineering on the big screen in the hands of an assortment of plastic master builders and superheroes from various time periods and realms who come together to challenge Lord Business and the superior threat of Kragle. What they engineer in their quest to stop the Kragle will inspire students, teachers, and parents. If you aren't singing the awesome virtues of engineering yet, you should be! Note: You can find out more about the movie and watch video trailers on the… Read more
Bio-inspired Robotics Engineering: Taking a Cue from Insects
February 17, 2014 9:00 AM
What can engineers learn from studying the ways in which bugs and insects move? A great deal! Robotics labs like the Harvard Microrobotics Lab are using bio-inspired research and observation to design and test new approaches to designing and building small robots. Meet a female engineer working in the lab. She may not be keen on bees, but when it comes to coin-sized bots, she is excited by the challenge of taking what insects already do well and creating better, faster, and more efficient… Read more
Inspiring Future Female Engineers: GoldieBlox Goes to the Super Bowl
February 3, 2014 9:30 AM
If you were watching the Super Bowl on Sunday with an eye especially tuned to the ads, you were not alone. Super Bowl Sunday is big business for advertisers. Chips. Beverages. Condiments. Cars. More cars. You might see ads for all of these in 30-90 second spots between turnovers. But this year, you also saw the promise and potential of a future generation of girl engineers. Above: GoldieBlox's 2014 Super Bowl Sunday ad. As a result of the "Small Business Big Game" contest sponsored… Read more
The New CEO of General Motors Inspires Students about Engineering
January 14, 2014 10:27 AM
Stories about Mary Barra have the potential to empower, encourage, and inspire students of all ages as she takes on a very visible and important leadership role in the automotive industry. As Barra shows, even something as simple as making paper boats can make a difference in how students (or adults) perceive science and engineering—and maybe in how a company performs! Mary Barra, new CEO of GM, leads the GM "A World in Motion" skimmer boat in Bates Academy student competition last… Read more
Women in Engineering: Mary Barra Takes Keys to Car Manufacturing Company
January 2, 2014 8:00 AM
The story of the next General Motors CEO may help change ideas about car engineering and gender and inspire future generations of female engineers. Photo: John F. Martin for General MotorsWhat happens when a girl grows up loving to build, design, engineer, tinker, solve, create, and improve upon what's "out there"? What happens when a girl who loves those things gets encouragement, opportunity, and education that supports her interests? She might just take over as chief executive officer of a… Read more
Exciting Girls about Science and Engineering
November 8, 2013 9:00 AM
With its broad spectrum of free scientist-authored projects for K-12 students, Science Buddies wants ALL students to have a great science project experience—girls and boys. For teachers and parents looking for ways to engage girls in science, Science Buddies has plenty of suggestions. Finding a great project that taps an area of interest is one of the most important things to keep in mind when helping students select projects. Girls and STEM: Better Understanding the 'Leaky… Read more
A Picture Book Look at the Engineering Spirit
June 18, 2013 4:30 PM
The desire to invent, innovate, tinker, make and build is not something limited to boys or girls, but that has not always been the case. This picture book story, based on the life of Margaret E. Knight, a female inventor and holder of one of the first patents issued to a woman in the U.S., paints a wonderful picture of a female engineer. Empowering Future Female Engineers by Example Marvelous Mattie is a great and very well-crafted story about Margaret E. Knight, a woman who began inventing… Read more
Science History: Mary Anning
May 23, 2013 1:00 PM
Born on May 21, 1799: Mary Anning, fossil collector who found her first complete skeleton, an ichthyosaur, as a young girl in Lyme Regis. What "type" of fossils did Mary Anning find—and why? In the new "Fantastic Fossilization! Discover the Conditions For Creating the Best Cast Fossils" geology Project Idea, students learn about four types of fossils and get hands-on making cast fossils in different kinds of soil. Fossils and the possibility of finding something prehistoric encased… Read more
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