STEM Savvy: Girls’ Science Day
took place on Sat. March 23, 2024, 9 am – noon
Visit our photos page to see the fun!
STEM Savvy: Girls’ Science Day is a morning conference for 6th – 9th grade girls was held on Saturday, March 23, 2024, 9 a.m. – noon, at Pasadena City College. STEM Savvy: Girls Science is a fun filled morning of hands-on activities designed to develop middle school girls’ interest and self-confidence in STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering and Math) disciplines. We had a great time this year. Check back for next year’s event in the Spring.
We always have an exciting program of hands-on STEM activities. Girls visit different booths and participate in activities led by women working in fields as diverse as paleontology, biology, chemistry, aerospace and more. Women presenters from many great institutions such as CalTech, Carnegie Observatories, City of Hope, HMRI and Pasadena City College. The morning activities include outdoor booth for short hands-on activities and at least one classroom workshop for a longer in depth project.
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- Squeezing DNA from Strawberries
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- How to go about designing a spacecraft
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- STEM Savvy Friends
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- Meet the Swarmies: Robots Designed to Explore Other Worlds
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- Creative Chemistry
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- More creative chemistry
Volunteer and Support Our STEM Savvy Girls in 2025!
We need volunteers to help out the day of the event. STEM Savvy, is a great opportunity to develop interest, excitement and self-confidence in the STEM leaders of tomorrow. Contact patricia.rees@gmail.com
If you’d like to be part of the 2025 planning:
A bunch of hard-working volunteers from our AAUW branch and our various partners – Pasadena City College, Pasadena Unified, Delta Sigma Theta, Caltech, YWCA, and more make this happen each year.
You too can help plan or simply volunteer for the day of the event. For details about the next planning meeting date and location, to sign up to help or donate items for the event, or for questions about STEM Savvy, contact Pat Rees (patricia.rees@gmail.com)
You can contribute with a donation to our branch’s STEM Savvy account:
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- Via check: Make checks out to “AAUW Pasadena”, Memo: “STEM Savvy”.
Mail to: AAUW Pasadena, P.O. Box 94309, Pasadena, CA 91109-4309 - Or consider donating snack items, event t-shirts, goodie bags and contents, and science and math themed prizes suitable for middle school ages.
- Via check: Make checks out to “AAUW Pasadena”, Memo: “STEM Savvy”.