Wednesday, March 3, 2009
8:00 AM - 1:30 PM
North Carolina State University, Raleigh, NC

A conference to encourage seventh grade girls to consider careers in science, mathematics or engineering. An exciting day in which over 400 girls, 70 teachers and 50 women scientists will gather to learn about and do science.

Podcasts!
Volunteer Registration (Closed)
 Workshop Presenter Survey

School Registration (Closed)

Links
Campus Map (pdf)
Sponsors EYH Final Reports


Podcasts!
The Science House and Expanding Your Horizons are proud to present podcasts of student interviews with scientists and engineers!

To access the podcasts, visit http://wolfcast.ncsu.edu/itunes/ and choose "Physical and Mathematical Sciences". Once you are in iTunes, simply select Science House: Expanding Your Horizons to view or download the podcasts!

Tentative Conference Agenda

8:00 AM Registration - Witherspoon Student Center
8:30 AM Physics On the Road Demonstration Show
9:00 AM Opening Session & Keynote Address
9:50 - 11:45 AM Hands-On Science Workshops led by Women Scientists for Students
9:50 - 11:45 AM Hands-On Workshops just for Teachers and Parents

"A Picture of a Scientist" by Eleanor, age 11
Past years' workshop topics have included:

DNA Agarose Gel Electrophoresis
Hazardous Waste Spill
Working with Wildlife
Violent Weather
Mobile Surgery Hospital
Kitchen Microbiology
Plant Pathogens on the Move
How the Internet Works
What are Bacteria Good for Anyway?
Robots for Drug Discovery

We expect many exciting and involving programs this year!

12:10 PM Lunch
12:40 PM

Closing Session: What's My Line

Students will question a panel of professional women to discover the work they do and how they got there. The session concludes with guidance about how to succeed as a scientist, mathematician or engineer.
1:30 PM Expanding Your Horizons Conference concludes
Drawing of $100 savings bond. Must be present to win.
School Registration Information

Registration is not yet open for this year. Please check back in late November for registration details for the 2009 Expanding Your Horizons Conference.

Links to Information about Women Scientists, Mathematicians and Engineers

Expanding Your Horizons - the original program founded by the Math/Science Network

iWASwondering.org - from the National Academy of Sciences

Women Nobel Prize Winners

The Association for Women in Science (look at the information about education and items for kids!)

Female Frontiers from NASA

Scientist Interviews from Dragonfly TV

Women Who Walk Through Time - a movie about women earth scientists

 
     

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