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| Paper: |
NASA Astrophysics EPO Resources For Engaging Girls in Science |
| Volume: |
443, Earth and Space Science: Making Connections in Education and Public Outreach |
| Page: |
320 |
| Authors: |
Sharma, M.; Mendoza, D.; Smith, D.; Hasan, H. |
| Abstract: |
A new collaboration among the NASA Science Mission Directorate (SMD) Astrophysics EPO community is to engage girls in science who do not self-select as
being interested in science, through the library setting.
The collaboration seeks to (i) improve how girls view themselves as someone
who knows about, uses, and sometimes contributes to science, and (ii)
increase the capacity of EPO practitioners and librarians (both school and
public) to engage girls in science. As part of this collaboration,
we are collating the research on audience needs and best practices, and SMD
EPO resources, activities
and projects that focus on or can be recast toward engaging girls in science.
This ASP article highlights several available resources and individual projects, such as:
(i) Afterschool Universe, an out-of-school hands-on astronomy curriculum
targeted at middle school students and an approved Great Science for Girls
curriculum; (ii) Big Explosions and Strong Gravity, a Girl Scout patch-earning event for middle school aged
girls to learn astronomy through hands-on activities and interaction with
actual astronomers; and (iii) the JWST-NIRCAM Train the Trainer workshops
and activities for Girl Scouts of USA leaders; etc.
The NASA Astrophysics EPO community welcomes the broader EPO community to discuss with us
how best to engage non-science-attentive girls in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM), and to explore further collaborations on this theme. |
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