GEMS

Registration required. There is a separate registration for each month.

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.

March 8: Henrietta Swan Leavitt - Astronomer
How far apart are the stars? GEMS will find out in this session, thanks to Henrietta Leavitt, who provided the tools to measure the universe. In the beginning of the 20th century, Leavitt used photographs recorded on plates of glass to find the link between a star’s light and its distance from earth. Like Leavitt, GEMS will learn to catalog stars and create a map of the galaxy. They’ll explore the world beyond our atmosphere and gain an appreciation for how big space really is!