1. Mouse Trap To win this game you take turns to build the trap and then try to spring it on your opponent’s mouse without yours getting caught! Problem solving and innovation is the key to being an engineer, and this will test your strengths in both! 2. Jenga Jenga is a game of careful […]
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HOW TO: Make a Rubber Band Car
Mechanical Engineers focus on how to make things move and work, and cars are no exception! In this activity you will be practicing motion, elasticity and mechanics. Make sure to look up Newton’s Laws of Motion after you finish to learn more about the science behind this activity! You will need: One Toothpick Hot Glue […]
5 Engineering Picture Books – That Place Young Girls at the Center of STEM
A great way to get girls excited about STEM is through storytelling. In the past few years, there has been an upsurge in amazing picture books that star female protagonists who delve into the world of Science and discovery. Traditionally books about robots, space, machinery, and science experiments have always focused on boys and science […]
Top 5 Engineer Podcasts
1. STEMinine: A Podcast About Science, Engineering, Technology, Math, and Women The STEMinine podcast is hosted by Jessica Droujko (mechanical engineer), Victoria Morad (chemist) and Elisabeth Nilsson (chemical engineer). This podcast is a discussion around everything that affects women in STEM fields. It hosts interviews with women in STEM, the #AskAnEngineer show, and the #AskVika […]
Top 6 Engineering Television Series
1. Westworld Rated: 18+ Westworld is a series remake of an old film by the same title. It’s set in the future, where humans have perfected androids, called Hosts, that look and feel like humans, who reside in a theme park entirely designed by the engineers. However, the Hosts may not be as perfectly programmed […]
University of Waterloo Hydro One – Gr. 10/11 Conference
This is a conference designed for young women in grades 10/11 to explore engineering and gain a better understanding of the course pathway that is needed in high school. Engineering is an exciting field and too many women don’t realize they want to pursue this career path until after grade 12. Don’t wait this long […]