GEMS: GIRLS ENGAGED IN MATH AND SCIENCE
The purpose of this group is to mentor girls, who are in grades 8-12, in the areas of science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM). Although it started as a follow-up to Tech Trek Science Camp for Girls (a week-long residential summer scholarship camp for 8th graders that emphasizes the STEM areas), GEMS is open to all middle and high school girls and is one of the many avenues that AAUW contributes to in its mission to advance equity for women and girls.
Based on the GEMS activity survey results, here is our preliminary calendar of activities:
| September 18 | Workshop Day at Caňada College |
| October 15 | |
| November 6 | Bay Area Science Festival |
| December 10 | NASA Ames Exploration Center |
| January 16 | da Vinci Surgical tour and Women in Bio-mechanical Engineering talk |
| January 28-29 | Silicon Valley Puzzle Fest Workshops and Tournament VolunteeringV |
| February 11 | Veteran’s Administration Medical Center Laboratory tour and Women in Laboratory Medicine Talk |
| March 25 | Math Mardi GrasV |
| April 1 | Wildflower RunV |
| May 19 | Star Party |
| June | NVIDIA tour and Women in Electrical Engineering Panel |
Note: V superscript denotes volunteer opportunity
For more information, contact the GEMS coordinator, Susan Oldham-Fritts at gems@aauw-morganhill.org
Other Opportunities:
Other Opportunities
For those who missed the November NASA Ames Exploration Center field trip (or would like a review), the PowerPoint presentation we heard has been posted under the heading of “SOFIA for the General Public at www.sofia.usra.edu/Science/speakers/index.html.
To get information on the next Science on Saturday Lecture, go to http://www.nasa.gov/centers/ames/events/index.html
Interested in astronomy? Check out Foothill Observatory’s new computer controlled 16 inch Schmidt Cassegarin telescope every clear Friday evening from 9 PM to 11 PM. Depending on the season and which astronomical objects are observable, you may view our moon’s craters and mountains, Jupiter’s moons and cloud bands, Saturn’s rings, or other heavenly objects.
The 2012 Synopsys Championship, the 52nd year of the Santa Clara County Science Fair. will be held on March 7, 2012, at the San Jose McEnery Convention Center, South Hall. If Science Review Committee approval is NOT needed, you may still submit your project application by January 27. (See http://sites.google.com/site/synopsyschampionship/home/2012-synopsys-championship-information for details.) Otherwise, come see the exciting projects submitted by local 6-12th graders between 4:30-6 PM, when the fair will be open to the public.
The 32nd Expanding Your Horizons in Math & Science conference will be held on March 17, 2012, from 8:15 AM-3:00 PM at Skyline College in San Bruno. This conference is for 6th through 12th grade young women and interested adults to learn about career opportunities in math and science. Complete information and registration forms are available at http://skyllinecollege.edu/eyh
