Scientific Adventures for Girls (SAfG)
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SAfG is working to change the face of science. We provide fun & engaging STEM programs for youth in the Bay Area. π¬π©π½βπ¬
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To celebrate #NationalVolunteerWeek , we are highlighting one of our amazing volunteers and role models today - Jessica Smith! She volunteered as a role model at Sheldon Elementary, where she shared her expertise and inspired the girls to pursue careers in STEAM! #girlsinSTEM
Happy #WomeninSTEMWednesday ! Today we are highlighting WangarΔ© Maathai, an environmental activist who founded the Green Belt Movement (GBM) and the first African woman to win a Nobel Peace Prize.
Happy #WomeninSTEMWednesday ! Today we are highlighting Xiaoyuan Ren, an environmental engineer and founder of MyH2O. The MyH2O platform allows volunteers to track and record clean groundwater for a thousand rural villages across China. Amazing work, Xiaoyuan! #girlsinSTEM
Happy birthday to scientist Bettye Washington Greene born #OnThisDay , 1935. Bettye was the first African American female Ph.D. Chemist to work in a professional position at the Dow Chemical Company. She also invented a Latex based adhesive prepared by emulsion polymerization.
On #InternationalWomensDay , we would like to give a big shoutout to our incredible SAfG staff, predominantly made up of inspiring women! Thank you all for everything you do for our future female scientists. π©βπ¬ β€οΈ
#ThrowbackThursday to our Owl Pellet Dissection lesson two years ago! What kind of animal bones do you think our SAfG girls found in their pellets?
Huge shoutout to Analog Devices for the donation of 20 solar car kits and big thanks to Impact for Good for making it possible! ππ #girlsinSTEM
Happy #WomeninSTEMWednesday ! Today we are highlighting Ashanti Johnson, a chemical oceanographer and the first African American to earn a doctoral degree in oceanography from Texas A&M University. #girlsinSTEM