Be a female STEM Role Model for East Bay TK-6th grade girls for 1 afternoon

Nothing is more powerful than seeing yourself represented.

Scientific Adventures for Girls is seeking female-identifying STEM/trade professionals to spend an afternoon in our TK-6th grade girls' afterschool STEM classes. Tell your story and do a fun hands on science project with the girls!

• The girls are learning about chemistry, polymers, and reactions, so if you can say they use chemistry in you job at all you would be a great fit!

Time Commitment

• Dates: At least 1 weekday (Monday - Friday) April 13-May 29
• Times: 2.5-3.5 hours between 1:00-5:30pm per school site visit
• Locations: Elementary Schools in Richmond, Oakland, Berkeley, & Emeryville

Before Visit:

• Connect with our Volunteer Manager ericard@scientificadventures.org
• Attend a 15 min virtual orientation
• Receive an email connecting you to the teacher at the school a week ahead

Day of:

• Meet with 2-3 classes (back to back) for 1 hour each
  • Provide a brief introduction of your role/career, and optional show-and-tell with any appropriate items from your work (5-7 min)
  • Hold a Q&A session with students (5 min)
  • Help the girls with a preplanned, teacher led Slime project (45 min)

HERE is a list of schools and dates available, along with additional program details.