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Here are a few useful links for parents. If you find any websites that you think would benefit others, feel free to let me know and I will add them to this list!
STREAM Information:
Discover Engineering - great resource for students who are interested in pursuing Engineering
SciGirls Connect - resources to encourage girls to explore science
Tips for Adults - Girl Scouts explain how to encourage girls in science
Generation STEM - A report from the Girl Scout Research Institute
STREAM Programs:
Throughout the Year:
Girl’s Exploring Tomorrow’s Technology (GETT) - free, fun, informational event for girls in grades 5 through 10 and their parents that features successful women in technology.
Discover Your Future - Discover Your Future is a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Mathematics) event for girls in grades 5, 6, or 7 where girls participate in hands-on workshops presented by female STEM professionals and a Discovery Lab of experiments.
Partnerships for Achieving Careers in Technology and Science (PACTS) - leadership experience, designed to involve students (rising 6th and 8th graders) as an integral part of The Franklin Institute.
‘Night Skies at the Observatory’ at Franklin Institute - monthly stargazing event
Wyncote Audubon Society - year round programs/events for children
Summer:
Penn State Abington - provide STEM programs throughout the summer
Alexa Cafe at Bryn Mawr College - girls ages 10 - 15 tap into the power of coding, video game design, engineering, and more, exploring leadership, entrepreneurship, and philanthropy along the way.
iD Tech Camp at Villanova - At iD Tech Camps, girls and boys ages 7 - 17 can code an iPhone or Android app from scratch, design your own video game with Unity, mod with Minecraft, engineer a robot with VEX, produce a viral video for YouTube, and so much more.
Summer Camp at Franklin Institute - Whether your child is a Mini Molecule (grades preK(4)-2) just discovering the wonders of science, an Awesome Atom (grades 3-6) ready to sink their hands into new and interesting discoveries, or an Excited Electron (grades 7-9) ready to be challenged with innovative experiments that explore the wide world of STEM careers, Discovery Camp is sure to foster collaboration, curiosity, and creativity in EVERY kid.
Science Explorers Summer Camp - Science Explorers week-long science camps are day camps offered at elementary schools, colleges and universities, museums, libraries, botanical gardens and parks & recreation departments; exciting, hands-on approach to science provides children the unique opportunity to conduct exciting and engaging experiments and activities
Homework Help:
Quizlet -- online flashcards
Multi-Sensory Studying -- gives suggestions for different ways of studying based on learning type
7 Tips for Parents to Help Your Child Develop Effective Study Skills
Parent Links:
6 Ways to Help Children Cope With Frustration
YouTube "Safe Search" -- step-by-step directions on how to turn on YouTube "Safe Search"
Ways to Talk About School With Your Kids
Girls and Bullying -- Little Girls Can Be Mean: 4 Steps to Bully-Proof Girls in the Early Grades
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