Ever wondered what the professionals who work in STEAM (Science, Technology, Engineering, Art and Design, Math) do every day?
Well, this is your chance to find out! Join the Girls and STEAM Industry Showcase and meet over 30 local organizations who are shaping our lives. Whether it’s building future cities, protecting the environment, or discovering new ways to look after our bodies, this is your chance to meet the pros!
As part of our Girls and STEAM Summit, presented by STEMCELL Technologies, on October 3 all visitors to Science World will have access to the amazing STEAM Industry Showcase. Explore Science World and get hands on with different activities, games, tasks and crafts and learn what it is like to walk in the shoes of a STEAM professional.
- Interested in health? See the world through someone else’s eye with special goggles, or explore what's happening inside us with microscopes, and dynamic fluids.
- Are you a nature lover at heart? You’ll get up close to ocean specimens and can become a forest detective, learning how forest ecologists use math to protect ecosystems.
- Prefer the city?! Not a problem! Meet engineers that protect us from earthquakes and landslides, have a go at a flight simulator and even get things moving with forces you can’t see.
What is the Girls and STEAM Summit?
The Girls and STEAM Summit is a special event for girls* aged 12 – 14. It’s a day of hands-on learning, including mentor cafes, workshops, showcase booths and an amazing keynote speaker. The Summit celebrates a culmination of a years worth of Girls and STEAM programming, it’s a busy and exciting day for participants.
*This inclusive program welcomes participants and mentors of many gender identities – whether you identify as a girl, trans, genderqueer, non-binary, Two-Spirit, or gender questioning.
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Girls and STEAM would not be possible without the generous support of our partners.
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