Discovering the Scientist Within
Discovering the Scientist Within is a free half-day workshop designed to encourage young women to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) careers.
We nurture girls’ interest in the sciences by providing a program of hands-on activities paired with positive adult women STEM role models. The goal of the workshop is to introduce girls to STEM career fields in which women are traditionally under-represented; another is to change the stereotypical perception that scientists are male and that science is ‘difficult’.
Discovering the Scientist Within will be held Saturday, February 16, 2013.
Pre-registration is required. Online registration will open January 2, 2013.
Due to high demand DTSW is not accepting any more registrations for this year’s Discovering the Scientist Within
Click here if you have already registered
This video made by TERRA Kids was created at our 2012 event.
For Girls
At Discovering the Scientist Within, you will participate in fun hands-on workshops, and meet with women scientists and engineers.
You will also spend time with other girls who love math and science and who are thinking about their futures.
Through these exploration activities you will:
- Experience the fun of math, science and engineering;
- Learn about math and science-based careers;
- Discover what scientists do in a typical day;
- Obtain first-hand information about the lives of women in science and the various paths leading to careers in the sciences.
- HAVE FUN!
For Parents
Discovering the Scientist Within is a free half-day workshop held at the Oregon State University for around 100 middle school aged (6-8th grade) girls from Oregon. As part of a small group, each girl attends two science activity exploration activities as well as an opening session.
Middle school-aged girls come to Discovering the Scientist Within workshop to learn about the wide range of career options for women in science, technology, engineering and math. Through hands-on activities, they find out what it's like to work in different careers. Student participants have a chance to interact with professional women who work in a variety of fields. And they have a chance to meet other girls who share their interests.
In the online registration, girls will indicate their top science interest areas and we will place them in workshop groups prior to the event. You will receive a day-of program and activity details via email prior the event. Please keep in mind that this day is all about exploration and that STEM is often interdisciplinary. Your daughter will learn a lot and have fun regardless of the workshop group she is assigned.
The science exploration activities are designed for girls only. Parents are more than welcome to attend our opening session and we will have a reception area available for you to wait for your daughter during the program.