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Partnering with the Girl
Scouts, the Science Enrichment Group determinedly focuses on
creating a general interest in science among all underrepresented
groups and reaching out to as many students as possible. Now with
approximately 5,600 participants, the Girls are GREAT program targets
second- to eighth-grade minority girls in the inner-city and border
communities of San Diego County. In this voluntary program, students
learn firsthand about science by creating their own projects. SDSC's
involvement includes developing curriculum, providing equipment,
and training the Girl Scout staff. The teachers in the program are
asked to acquire the scientific knowledge in order to make the program
self-supporting. The Girls are GREAT curriculum includes chemistry,
computer science, earth science, engineering, life science, and
physics. Within these disciplines, students learn about such subjects
as DNA, earthquakes,
and solar energy.
The Girls are GREAT Family Science Night
was started in 1998 to encourage family involvement in students'
education and activities. Parents and siblings, as well as extended
families and communities, are invited to experience the girls' activities.
Each girl participating in the event receives a Science in a Bag
kit, which includes an experiment activity she can share with her
family. These kits also include science toys, such as magnets, magnifying
glasses, and slinkies. Attendance at the last Family Science Night
event was 300. |
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