Million Girls Moonshot Monday: Summer of STEM! 😎

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Can you believe we are well into July?! Summer is in full swing and it's a great time to spark a love of STEM exploration, learning and identity in the low-pressure environment of summer programs. Boost your summer STEM with the Million Girls Moonshot.

Free Lesson Plans and Activities

Student Design Activity: NASA's Favorite House Plants for Space Stations and You - The Grow Network : The Grow Network - Select a plant to grow and keep a record of its change over time. Design a flowerpot for space—what shape works best? How deep does it need to be? What do scientists need to consider to grow plants in space?
Student Design Activity: Design A Crew Module - Use materials that are easy to find at home to build a crew capsule for spaceflight. Practice engineering design process to improve on the original design. Grades 4-8.
Student Design Activity: Straw Towers to the Moon - Let your kids’ imaginations run wild. Build the biggest tower, or the best balanced, or the most attractive…change the criteria to change the design. Grades K-8.

Student Design Activity: Landing Humans on the Moon Educator Guide - These easy to do activities for grades K-8 use engineering design process to problem-solve solutions for survival on the moon.

Student Design Activity: Be “Cool” with Popsicle Engineering - Students learn the design process using easy to find materials (for example, popsicle sticks and KoolAid) to produce purple popsicles. Perfect for a summer day with young kids!

Summer is also a great time to catch up on your professional learning. Check out these webinar recordings!

Deep Dive into each Engineering Mindset Practice

Speaker: Christine Cunningham

LISTEN TO RECORDING 1, RECORDING 2, RECORDING 3

Incorporating STEM Role Models in Afterschool

National Girls Collaborative Project Team

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STEM Role Models in Action!

National Girls Collaborative Project Team

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Role Models Matters Training for STEM Volunteers

Techbridge Girls Inc.

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Ready to train volunteers and role models in your Network, school, or afterschool program? COMPLETE THIS REGISTRATION FORM to gain access to the Role Models Matter training developed by Techbridge Girls.

STEM POLICY BRIEF: THE POWER OF SUMMER

STEM summer programs, specifically, offer a unique and multi-faceted opportunity to maintain and build core skills in math and literacy during the high-risk summer months while engaging young people in hands-on, inquiry-based learning that motivates and engages. This policy brief was prepared by National Summer Learning Association with support from Noyce Foundation and STEM Next.

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