Introduce a Girl to Engineering Day (Girl Day) is an international event celebrated during Engineers Week each year for 1st through 8th grade students.
Saturday, February 20, 2010
2-5 p.m.
Families and educators are encouraged to join their students at The University of Texas at Austin for an afternoon of engineering fun. Girl Day gives first through eighth grade students a chance to:
- have fun doing grade-specific, hands-on engineering activities,
- meet students, professors and engineers from industry, and
- see what it's like to be an engineer.
The next Girl Day takes place Saturday, February 20, 2010 from 2 to 5 p.m.
The Girl Scouts of Central Texas will have Girl Day patches for sale at the event. Patches cost $3 each and will be available at the Girl Scout booth. A special thanks to all WEP Girl Day Partners.
How it Works
Activities for first-third graders, fourth and fifth graders and sixth-eighth graders are housed in UT's engineering complex. Students are encouraged to build and experiment at their own pace with all of the age-appropriate activities in their specific building. There are no volunteers or guides to take students around to the activities, so parents, counselors, or teachers are expected to remain with students during the event. There will be parent information areas or rooms where engineering information will be available and where parents, counselors, and teachers may take a break if their students are engaged in an activity.
All students are invited to take breaks throughout the day to explore open activities and the TAME Trailblazer Trailer.
Pre-registered students will get an awesome Girl Day T-shirt upon completing an evaluation form.
Schedule:
1:30 Student Check-in Opens
2:00 Activities and Demonstrations Open
3:30 Survey Collection / T-shirt Distribution Begins
5:00 Event Ends
Participants, Pre-register Now!
Volunteers, Register Now!
Volunteers can register individually or as part of an organization.
