Show Summary:

How do we break stereotypes? More specifically the ones where our students tell us the picture of the guy in the white lab coat is “definitely” a scientist, but the picture of the beautiful lady standing next to a telescope is “just a model”. In this episode of The STEM Space, Claire and Natasha share a listener’s email asking how to be inclusive of boys and girls within an after-school STEM program. Tune in to learn how to start an exciting program and convince your students that they, too, can be successful engineers, scientists, or whatever else they aspire to be.

Links from the Show:

Vivify Blog Posts in this Episode:

- Top 10 Ways To Encourage Girls In STEM 

- Bring Space Club to Your School!

- How to Start an After School STEM Club

- STEM Explorers: Travel the World with STEM Activities for Elementary

- How to Teach Growth Mindset and Failing Forward

Previous The STEM Space Podcasts Mentioned:

- Why You Should Teach Space

- STEM Careers in your Classroom

Girls outperform boys at school, yet still shy away from STEM

- Download the full study here: Hands Up for Gender Equality: A Major Study into Confidence and Career Intentions of Adolescent Girls and Boys

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Who is an Engineer or Scientist? STEM Career Game & Activity

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