Celebrate Engineers Week 2/18 - 2/24

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Women of Color in STEM

Throughout history, hidden figures — women of color who contributed to and sustained different fields of study — have gone without recognition.

NASA scientist Mary Jackson at work.

Many important women of color made groundbreaking discoveries in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. These women were experts in their fields and contributed to the success of their organizations and institutions. They were educated professionals who defied constraints, rose to the top of their organizations, and accomplished great things.

In recent years, their stories have been uncovered, and many women of color are now being acknowledged for their contributions to STEM to the point where organizations are encouraging women of color to pursue STEM careers. Annual events such as the U.S. Women of Color STEM Conference help them navigate their careers and find networking opportunities. Universities are also encouraging women of color to pursue STEM majors and careers.



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YouthAstroNet Information:

Are you interested in sharing a universe of STEM learning opportunities with middle-school age learners?

The Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian invites you to join us in our quest to promote equity, access, and inclusion in astronomy learning. Funded by the National Science Foundation, the Youth Astronomy Network (YouthAstroNet for short) is an online community of young people, educators, and scientists. The project aims to help youth gain confidence and identity as someone who can do science. Our approach is to encourage personalized participation in authentic inquiry, supported by unique access to the resources of the Center for Astrophysics | Harvard & Smithsonian.

Find out about YouthAstroNet and apply to join our community. 

https://sites.google.com/cfa.harvard.edu/youthastronet

Educators who take part in the project must be willing to participate in the research study that is associated with the program (to identify program factors that promote youth science identity and STEM career interest), and will receive $250 for this participation.

ACTIVITIES

Celebrate Engineers Week with Your Students

Our Engineers Week collection features some excellent choices for student engineering projects and activities that work well at home or in the classroom:

1. Squishy Circuits: Light Up Your Play Doh® Creations!
2. Junkbots: Robots from Recycled Materials
3. Build a Gumdrop Geodesic Dome
4. Flippy, the Dancing Robot
5. Build a Robot Hand
6. Follow the Flow
7. Mini Trebuchet Science
8. Build a Brushbot
9. Balloon-Powered Car Challenge
10. Marble Machine
11. Mechanical Science Scissor Lift
12. Projectile Physics and Catapult Science



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