Do your daughters have an interest in STEM?
Are you trying to teach your children about the impact historical women have had on science, technology, engineering and math?
Do you want to raise strong and independent women? Or sons who respect and treat women right?
Take a look at the new Women in STEM Learning and Activity Bundle.
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Women in STEM Activity Bundle
This Women in STEM Learning and Activity Bundle includes 5 fact sheets, 5 activity brochures, and a fun writing activity.
What is STEM?
Hang out in the world of education for very long and you’ll hear the terms STEM and STEAM. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. STEAM includes Art in the mix
STEM-based learning is vital for developing the critical-thinking portion of your child’s mind. STEM and STEAM-based activities contribute to creative thinking and problem-solving skills.
STEM/STEAM learning includes many hands-on activities and is a great way to entice kids to learn while also having fun.
Learning About Women in STEM
Our Women in STEM printable pages are a good starting point for learning about some amazing women who’ve worked in STEM. The five women in these pages worked chiefly in the computer science and communications sectors and were each vital to the growth of their industries.
Students can begin by reading the included information about each of these remarkable women, then move on to doing some of their own research, using the printables as a jumping-off point. Students are then instructed to create a unique brochure for each person being studied, bringing an element of creativity to the project.
The Women
Ada Byron Lovelace
Known as the first computer programmer, she was tutored in math and science from a young age. Ada had an idea that computers could do a lot more than crunch numbers and has a computer programming language named in her honor.
Evelyn Boyd Granville
One of the first African American women to receive a doctoral degree in math and physics. She worked for IBM on the Project Vanguard and Project Mercury space programs. Evelyn is the author of a book, her autobiography, My Life as a Mathematician.
Grace Hooper
A computer pioneer and naval officer, Grace Hooper coined the terms “bug” and “debug” in reference to computer problems and fixing them. She earned both a Master’s degree and a Ph.D. in mathematics from Yale University.
Hedy Lamarr
Hedy was an actress, film producer, and inventor born in Vienna, Austria. Hedy was interested in inventing and mechanics from a young age.
She designed the system of “frequency hopping” which prevented enemy ships from blocking torpedo guidance signals. The technology is used in today’s WiFi signals, cell phones, BlueTooth, and other communications applications.
Shirly Ann Jackson
Shirly Ann Jackson was the first African American woman to earn a doctorate from MIT. Shirly worked as a theoretical physicist at Bell Laboratories, and is the current president of Rensselaer Polytechnic institute and has paved the way for many modern technologies in communication, including the technology that led to caller ID and call-waiting.
Other STEM resources:
See my extensive list of STEM activities for lots of hands-on STEM learning and play. Including:
Toothpick Bridge STEM Challenge For Kids
Homemade Spectroscope: Bring Light Refraction to Life
Free Classroom Aquaponics Lesson Plan For STEAM Fun
My free printable Scientific Method Worksheets are a great resource for recording steps taken during scientific observation and experimentation.
Free Statistical Analysis Worksheets
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