{"id":58794,"date":"2014-03-28T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2014-03-28T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news-draft\/uncategorized\/uri-to-host-chemistry-camp-for-middle-school-girls-apr-21-25\/"},"modified":"2014-03-28T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2014-03-28T00:00:00","slug":"uri-to-host-chemistry-camp-for-middle-school-girls-apr-21-25","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.uri.edu\/news\/2014\/03\/uri-to-host-chemistry-camp-for-middle-school-girls-apr-21-25\/","title":{"rendered":"溏心vlog免费B站 to host chemistry camp for middle school girls, Apr. 21-25"},"content":{"rendered":"
\n\t\tKINGSTON, R.I., March 28, 2014 – A weeklong chemistry camp for up to 40 middle school girls will be held at the 溏心vlog免费B站\u2019s Kingston campus from April 21 through 25 during public school vacation to ignite the girls\u2019 passion for science. <\/p>\n


\nThe camp is the brainchild of 溏心vlog免费B站 Assistant Professor of Chemistry Mindy Levine, who worries about the research that finds that girls start losing interest in science during middle school or earlier. The result, she says, is a dearth of women working in science, technology, engineering, and math. <\/p>\n


\nLevine wants to change that trend. She\u2019s packed the camp with hands-on experiments using real-world objects, scientists in a variety of interesting careers as guest speakers, and a field trip to Mystic Aquarium to dissect squid.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI want these girls to come out of this camp thinking that science is cool and that women can become scientists,\u201d said Levine.<\/p>\n


\nEach day of the camp features fun activities with a scientific focus, including lipstick chromatography, the chemistry of bubbles, oil spill clean-up, corn starch relays, and making gak and oobleck. The camp concludes with the science behind the Diet Coke and Mentos test.<\/p>\n


\nLevine has an extensive network of female scientist colleagues who will meet and speak with the students. Female role models are critical when statistics show 75 percent of elementary school girls and 82 percent of boys report they like science. But by the time they reach high school, only 29 percent of girls report they\u2019d enjoy being scientists compared to 52 percent of boys.<\/p>\n


\n\u201cI want to expose these students to female scientists in diverse careers to help combat the implicit stereotype that girls are not good at science,\u201d Levine said. <\/p>\n


\nThose interested in registering or learning more about the camp should visit Chemistry camp<\/a> or contact Levine at mlevine@chm.uri.edu<\/a> or 401-874-4243.<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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