GEMS

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Program Type:

Library Partners, Other

Age Group:

School-Age, Teens
  • Registration is available for this event.
  • Registration will open on December 6, 2025 @ 10:00am.
  • This event is for registrants age 8 to 15.

Program Description

Event Details

December 13: Dr. Emily Taylor- Herpetologist

Explore the slithery side of science in this fang-tastic workshop all about snakes, venom, and the incredible ways animals survive in the wild! Girls will learn about Dr. Emily Taylor, a real-life snake scientist who studies rattlesnakes and how venom works. GEMS will take on the role of herpetologists as they investigate real-world snake mysteries, build their own rattlers, and act out survival strategies in a venomous world.

Join the Emerald Coast Science Center for their Girls Empowered with Math and Science (GEMS) Workshops for girls ages 8-15. Studies have shown that most girls lose interest in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) by age 15. Their GEMS Workshops are aimed at providing girls with hands-on activities and experiences to keep them involved in STEM. Each month, GEMS will study the work of a renowned female scientist while engaging in hands-on lessons. GEMS is a free drop-off program that is fun, educational, and shows the numerous ways STEM topics can be pursued both in their future educations and as potential career pathways. If we support a young woman in STEM, then she can change the world.