You're a ball of gas that's very far.
32 light years in the sky,
10 parsecs which is really high!
Helium, carbon and hy-dro-gen
fuse to make our starry friend.
When it enters supernova stage
It explodes with bursts of rays.
And if the star's mass is big and bold
It will become a big black hole!
I keep hearing this commercial on the radio and I think it's great! I've got more in my brain about stars after this little ditty than from Jr. High science!
This is part of the Girls-Go-Tech campaign to encourage girls in math and science.
Studies show that by age 12, most girls lose interest in math, science and
technology and their chance at most future jobs. Girls Go Tech is an initiative
to encourage girls to develop an early interest in these subjects and,
ultimately, maintain that interest as they grow up to help ensure a more
diverse, dynamic, and productive workforce in the future.
When I was in late elementary/Jr. High, I found my grade school report cards. I remember being very pleased with myself as I noted my great grades. Then I got to third grade and the teacher remarked I wasn't doing well in math. I don't remember exactly what the comment was, but it made enough of an impression that I believed myself to be a lower performing math/science person. And that stuck with me all the way through college.
Any encouragement for girls to delve into math and science at all ages is a very good thing.
There are more tv/radio commercials on the site.
3 comments:
We try to get the girls to do at least 2 math/science badge a year. Our local council does an awsome program at UAA in Febuary. Great link I have refered in newsletters. I think the word is really getting out there.
http://www.girlsgotech.org/
You are so right about girls and math. Girls can do math just as well as boys. I wish the world would act as if this were the case.
Cool guestbook, interesting information... Keep it UP
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