WKU’s annual Girls in Science Day will be held Saturday (March 20).
The event is an opportunity for girls in grades 4-7 to meet with leading scientists at WKU, ask questions and participate in activities involving science, technology, engineering and mathematics. The all-day event begins at 8 a.m. with registration in the Thompson Complex Central Wing lobby followed at 8:30 with an introduction by Observatory Education Scientist Rachel Campbell in Snell Hall Auditorium.
Between 9 a.m. and 11:45 a.m., girls will participate in three classes at various locations in Ogden College of Science and Engineering. They can choose from 12 classes including the life of a bee keeper, volcanoes, seeing the tricks behind optical illusions and building your own lunar rover.
The lunar rover class will include an interactive demonstration of a lunar excavator being constructed for a NASA robot competition by the WKU Department of Engineering’s “Lunabotics” Team.
The students will have lunch at noon in Snell Hall Auditorium. A Chemistry Magic Show (which is open to the students’ parents) will begin at 1:15 in Snell Hall Auditorium to conclude the day’s events.
For more information, contact Rachel Campbell at (270) 745-5940.
