The Spring semester has started for GWIS! On the 17th, 25 8th-9th graders who are a part of Girls, Inc. of Holyoke’s Eureka! program braved the cold on a Saturday morning to have some science fun at UMass. Our GWIS member (and Co-chair of Mentoring Committee in-training) Laura Parker designed a workshop called “Playing with Polymers” that involved creating Gloop and Oobleck through the process of polymerization using surprisingly easy materials found at the grocery store!
Thank you for our GWIS volunteers who joined us! These outreach workshops cannot be done without the enthusiasm and help of our volunteers. Everyone came out to UMass on a Saturday morning when it was literally 3 degrees outside! AMAZING!
Creating oobleck as GWIS volunteers Zana and Alyssa look on.
Laura, center, talks the girls through the creation of gloop!
One of our girls displaying EXCELLENT measuring skills!
Are you interested in creating a STEM workshop or participating in one? Keep an eye out on the blog for our next outreach efforts, or sign up for GWIS emails!
