This one day workshop for 8th grade girls provides an opportunity to explore interests in science and technology. This workshop is scheduled every March on the SDSU campus. During the workshop students will interact with professional women from industry as well as with professors and students from SDSU. The goals of this workshop are to introduce 8th grade girls to engineering, math, and science through a highly dynamic program of hands-on activities, increase student and parent knowledge of engineering, math and science with regard to academic prepartion and professional opportunities, provide an environment that facilitates learning and excitement about engineering, science and math and inspire 8th grade girls to continue to pursue the courses of study introduced in the workshop.

South Dakota State University – GEMS
Box 2219, CEH 201
Brookings
SD, 57007
Grade Level: Middle School
Discipline: Science, Engineering, Mathematics, Technology, Computers
Website: http://www.engineering.sdstate.edu/gems/

Filed under: Grades 6-8, K-12 Outreach Programs

Tags: Programs for Girls, Workshops