Community Science Clubs

• Dates: Select Monday and Tuesday evenings in November
• Time: 5:00pm-6:30pm
• Open to girls and gender-diverse youth in grades 5-8

All-girl online science workshops are a great way to keep girls excited about science by providing a safe, supportive space just for them! In these workshops, girls can freely explore science without worry and can connect with our inspiring female role models and new friends from different places, helping them feel part of a larger science community. These workshops build confidence, nurture curiosity, and show girls that they belong in science, encouraging them to keep learning and dreaming big in STEM!

• Monday, November 4, 2025: Secret Codes
  • In this workshop, students will work with Actua and learn about cryptography and how to protect your data. This workshop aims to aid students not just in developing their cybersecurity skills, but also push students to challenge their digital literacy knowledge.
• Tuesday, November 5, 2024: Fight the Hacker
  • In this hands-on workshop, team up with Actua to dive into the exciting world of cryptography and data protection. Actively build cybersecurity skills by tackling challenges that boost your digital literacy and equip you to safeguard personal information in a connected world.
• Monday, November 11, 2024: Starry Night (Astronomy 101)
  • Explore the night sky as we uncover how the moon’s phases impact life on Earth. We will dive into the mysteries of famous constellations, learning why they’ve captured human imagination for centuries, while observing and discussing the night sky in a fun, hands-on way.
• Tuesday, November 12, 2024: Body Systems
  • In this fun and interactive workshop, kids will explore how their bodies work by learning about two important systems—the respiratory and skeletal systems! They'll discover how breathing happens and how our bones help us stand, move, and play, with exciting hands-on activities that show how these parts of our body work together.
• Monday, November 19, 2024: Food Science
  • In this tasty and creative workshop, students will discover the science behind food! They’ll learn how polymers interact with what we eat by making plastic from milk, and explore the natural process of food fermentation by pickling their own food. Along the way, they’ll see how our bodies break down food for digestion with fun, hands-on experiments!
• Tuesday, November 20, 2024: Medical Science
  • In this exciting workshop, dive into how the heart powers the body! Learn to measure your pulse rate, explore how different activities affect heart rate, and discover how to calculate your maximum heart rate and target heart rate zone. Track and graph your heart rate while engaging in fun physical activities, while gaining a deeper understanding of how the heart keeps us going strong!