Ten girls
and six adult leaders participated in a GEMS (Girls Excelling in Math and
Science) workshop on Saturday morning at the Warren County Library.
The participants, 5th and 6th grade girls from schools in
Warren County as well as homeschoolers, rotated among six stations, featuring
Probability, Pressure, Gadgets, Sound, the Brain, and Water. There was plenty
of opportunity for hand-on learning, and lots of enthusiasm at all stations.
The girls exercised skills of prediction, estimation, calculation, and figuring
cause and effect as they moved among the tables. The activity was co-sponsored
by AAUW (American Association of University Women), Monmouth Area branch; and
Warren County Public Library. Leaders and other facilitators were members of
AAUW; Danielle Morrison, Youth Services Librarian; and other active and retired
teachers. AAUW is planning another GEMS activity day for the Spring.
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