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Kids are drawing more female scientists than ever before
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Imagine asking a classroom full of elementary school students to draw a scientist. Now try to guess how many of them would sketch a female or male scientist.
In the decade that spanned 1966 to 1977, teachers across the country gave 4,800 elementary school students this exact task in what became known as the Draw-A-Scientist study. Then a researcher named David Wade Chambers analyzed the drawings. What he found, in 1983, might not surprise you: Only 28 of the children drew a female scientist — and those students were all girls. That amounted to less than one percent of all students.
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Disney celebrates ‘Black Panther’s success by donating $1 million to kids in STEM
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Yes, Black Panther’s Wakanda isn’t real — technically. But life continues to mimic art, as the film inspires more real-world activism tackling the film’s underlying themes of black empowerment.
To celebrate the Marvel movie’s unprecedented, record-breaking box office success, Disney is donating $1 million to the Boys & Girls Clubs of America. According to a press release, the organization is dedicated to supporting young people in STEM, with a specific focus on underserved communities.
“It is thrilling to see how inspired young audiences were by the spectacular technology in the film,” Disney CEO Robert A. Iger said in a statement. “So it’s fitting that we show our appreciation by helping advance STEM programs for youth, especially in underserved areas of the country, to give them the knowledge and tools to build the future they want.” Read more…
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View More Disney celebrates ‘Black Panther’s success by donating $1 million to kids in STEMThese girls are smashing stereotypes with their huge flame-throwing robots
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A group of girls gather around the schoolyard to witness a smash-up battle of epic proportions on a rainy Saturday afternoon.
The girls, along with a couple of boys, laugh, gasp, and cheer on their creations. A filing cabinet has already been smashed to smithereens, and now the combatants seem intent on pulverising each other with their mighty metallic weapons.
It’s an absolute thrill to see these robots come to life. In the face of outdated stereotypes about what girls and boys can accomplish, the girls at the Brentwood School in Essex have dedicated countless hours to building these fighting machines Read more…
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Women have long contributed to and transformed scientific knowledge, but they aren’t always widely recognized for their hard, brilliant work.
Now that the International Day of Women and Girls in Science (#WomenInScience) is upon us, take a mome…
Pearson is adding LittleBits kits to its STEM curriculum
Brooklyn-based startup LittleBits has worked hard to shake the “tech toy” label. While the company’s done a good job getting its kid-friendly engineering kits into the hands of schools, a new partnership with Pearson will certainly add an extra bit of legitimacy to the company’s methods. The education publishing giant announced this week that it’s… Read More
Lego is helping physics students stay in school, ‘cos it’s the best
Lego is great for kids, but it turns out it could do wonders for adult students too.
Teachers at Flinders University in Australia are using Lego cars to help introductory physics students understand concepts like measurement error and variability, as…
Hillary Clinton has a new role: Cheerleader for teen girls
After months of explaining what happened during the 2016 election to stunned supporters on her book tour, Hillary Clinton finally got to talk about the future, one in which women are no longer the minority when it comes to holding office or STEM care…
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