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The Chemistry Outreach Program: Women Undergraduates Presenting Chemistry to Middle School Students
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A chemistry outreach program at Simmons College is described. It involves undergraduate women majoring in science, who conduct chemistry demonstrations for inner-city middle school students. The program is aimed at sparking interest in science among inner-city middle school girls by presenting science in fun, exciting experiments. By providing these girls with women role models and hands-on experiments that relate to everyday life, we hope to encourage many girls to consider a career in science.
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Elementary / Middle School ScienceKeywords (Domain):
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- Received: August 03, 2009
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