5th Through 8th Grade Girls Are Learning From Women in STEM Careers

The Northboro Junior Woman’s Club in Massachusetts is holding their annual STEM conference for girls. For the event, they are inviting Southborough students to join them for a free, in person event. The STEM conference is being held on Saturday, April first, however, registration is due by March 24th.

The conference this year is happening at Algonquin Regional High School from 8:15 am to 2:00 pm. There will be an opening presentation prior to the girls attending four interactive career workshops.

The presenters for the conference will tell of what they do in their careers and their interest in the field to begin with. They will also discuss their education. the rewards and challenges of what they do and give hands-on activities, with over 22 workshops to choose from this year.

Available Workshops:

Architect — Dream It, Design It, Build It — All about Architecture
Astronomy Education — Recreate an Interactive Planetarium
Biology/Biotechnology Teacher — DNA, Micropipeting, and Agarose Gel Electrophoresis for Crime Scene Analysis
Biomedical Engineering — Muscle Force and Electromyography (EMG)
Chemistry/Biology — Drug Discovery
Chiropractor/Neurology — The Power of Your Nervous System
Clothing and Textiles — Science,Math and Fashion Design
Engineering & Innovation — Invent a New Product
Environmental Engineering — Help solve the problem of What to do with all the Waste?
Environmental Science — Water Quality and/or Composting worms
Forensic Science — CSI -How Scientists Play a Role in Criminal Investigations
Geotechnical Engineer — Soil Liquefaction under Seismic Loads
Horticulture — Integrated Pest Management/beneficial insects
Hydrology and GIS (Geographic Information Systems) — Flooding/Water Movement/Water Principals
Nurse Practitioner — Take a Deep Breath
Nursing — ABC’s of Nursing
Physician-Family Practice/Community Health — What’s it like to be a doctor?
Public Health — Meet the doctors, nurses and epidemiologists that keep our community healthy
Virologist/Research Scientist — Infectious Diseases Near and Far
Science Education — Science Escape Room!
Technology Integration Specialist — Coding and Robotics
Yoga Instructor — The Science of Yoga

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