Women in STEM-C
CREC’s Academy of Aerospace and Engineering and the Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science, in collaboration with the Connecticut Computer Science Teachers Association (CTCSTA – www.ctcsta.org ), invite high school girls to Women in STEM-C. Women in STEM-C promises to be a fun and engaging event to promote STEM education for girls and highlight the role Computer Science plays in supporting all fields of endeavor in our digital world. This event is inspired by a similar event hosted by female students from Connecticut College who created the Women in Science program to show high school girls how to enjoy themselves while applying the basic themes of science in a practical and experimental context.
Women in STEM-C will be held on Saturday, December 13, 2014 to mark the end of the Computer Science Education week. Teams of no more than 4 girls will compete in events that focus on the areas of Physics, Engineering, Neuroscience and Computer Science. Each event is a 50 minute task that the teams will perform to obtain a result or measurement. The challenges will require teamwork, planning and lateral thinking. Please pass this information to any interested girls.
Due to space constraints, we unfortunately must limit attendance to the first 40 teams that sign up.
Upon receiving the registration form, each team will in turn be e-mailed a confirmation page (with the assigned team name and team members). Please remember to bring the confirmation page with you. Certificates will be awarded based on the names listed on the page.
Schedule:
8:00 - 8:30 Check-in (AAE/GHAMAS main entrance, 15 Vernon Street, Hartford, CT 06106)
8:30 - 8:55 Welcome and Recognition
9:00 - 9:50 Event #1
10:00 - 10:50 Event #2
11:00 - 11:50 Event #3
12:00 - 12:40 Lunch
12:45 - 1:35 Event #4
1:45 - 2:45 Panel Discussion
2:45 - 3:00 Closing Ceremonies
Please complete the registration form that follows by Saturday, November 23, 2014 and return to:
Chinma Uche, Ph.D.
Women in STEM-C
15 Vernon Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E: cuche@crec.org; Fax: 860 757 6399.
Women in STEM-C
AAE/GHAMAS
8:00 a.m. – 3:00 p.m.
This is a fun science-based event for teams of four girls in ninth through twelfth grades. Each team will take part in a series of activities with a scientific slant, but also requiring teamwork, lateral thinking, organization and planning. If you do not have enough members to make a complete team, girls will be randomly assigned to fill existing teams.
Light breakfast will be provided. Pizza and snacks will serve as lunch. Please bring anything else you might need!
Name of participant: _______________________________________ Grade __________________
Home Address:_____________________________________________________________
City/State/Zip: _________________________________________________________________________
Phone: _______________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________
Team Name (where known): _______________________________________________________________
Team Members (where known): _____________________________________________________________
School: ______________________________ Math / Science Teacher/STEM Coach: ____________
Phone: _______________________________ E-mail: _____________________________________
A registration form must be completed for each participating student and signed by the parent of each participating student.
My child, whose name appears above, has permission to participate in this program. I authorize any of the sponsors of the Women in STEM-C, CREC’s Academy of Aerospace and Engineering, the Greater Hartford Academy of Math and Science, the Computer Science Teachers Association and the Connecticut Computer Science Teachers Association, to use photographs of my child for public relations interest stories, articles or other marketing of the sponsors in the media—newspaper, television and the sponsors’ websites.
Signature of Parent/Guardian: ______________________________________________________________
Entries will be accepted on a “first come, first served” basis. We will e-mail you if the program fills up and we are unable to accommodate your daughter. Please return or fax the form as soon as possible, but before November 23, 2014.
Chinma Uche, Ph.D.
Women in STEM-C
15 Vernon Street, Hartford, CT 06106
E: cuche@crec.org; Fax: 860 757 6399.