Girls and Women in Science - February 11
Girl Power Learning
Tuesday, February 11, 2025
Today is International Day of Women and Girls in Science, Don't Cry Over Spilled Milk Day, Get Out Your Guitar Day, Make a Friend Day, Inventor's Day, Peppermint Patty Day, Extraterrestrial Visitor Day, and White T-Shirt Day
Black History Month Resource of the Day: Mae Jemison
- The Secret Life of Scientists and Engineers: Mae Jemison
- Mae Jemison: Starship
- Mae Jemison: The Cosmic Dance
- Mae Jemison: I Wanted to Go To Space
- Mae Jemison: On When a Scientist Visits Star Trek
- Mae Jemison: First African American Woman in Space
- Sesame Street: Play Astro Team Alpha with Mae Jemison
Today's Birthdays
Songs of the Day
Today's Theme: Girls and Women in Science
ON THIS DATE
- 1812 - Massachusetts governor Elbridge Gerry is accused of "gerrymandering."
- 1945 - President Roosevelt, British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, and Soviet leader Josef Stalin sign the Yalta Agreement, laying out the governance of post-WWII Europe.
- 1990 - Nelson Mandela is released from Victor Verster Prison in South Africa after 27 years.
- 1802 - Abolitionist and activist Lydia Maria Child
- 1847 - Inventor and businessman Thomas Alva Edison
- 1855 - Artist ad author Ellen Day Hale
- 1936 - Actor Burt Reynolds
- 1962 - Singer-songwriter Sheryl Crow
- 1964 - Politician Sarah Palin
- 1969 - Actor Jennifer Aniston
Sheryl Crow - If It Makes You Happy - LISTEN
THEME: Girls and Women in Science
- Grades K-2 - Arthur - Great Men and Women in Science (2:07) - VIEW
- Grades K-6 - PBS LearningMedia - GIRL Power! - Power up with Innovation! (3:28) - VIEW
- Grades 3-8 - PBS LearningMedia - SciGirls Collection (242 Videos) - VIEW, READ, DO
- Grades 4-8 - PBS LearningMedia - STEM in 30 - Fly Girls: Women in Aerospace (29:59) - VIEW
- Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Why Did I Become a Scientist? - Alice Muna, Fire Protection Engineer (1:01) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Why Did I Become a Scientist? - Vicki Chavez, Chemical Engineer (1:00) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 5-8 - PBS LearningMedia - Why Did I Become a Scientist? - Karen McDaniel, Mechanical Engineer (1:00) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - Physics Girl Collection (53 Videos) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - PBS LearningMedia - WPSU Women in Science Profiles (10 Videos) - VIEW and DO
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Women in Science Profiles - VIEW
- Grades 7-12 - NHPBS Video - WISE: Women In Science and Engineering (1:24:48) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - Exploring NC - Women of Science (Rachel Carson inspires women scientists) (27:02) - VIEW
- Grades 6-12 - NHPBS Video - PBS NewsHour - Why Are We Still Raising Girls to Avoid Science? (3:48) - VIEW
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