(En español) “Expanding Your Horizons” (EYH) is a national program that aims to inspire girls to recognize their potential and pursue opportunities in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). For the last 27 years, we held this annual event in-person on the campus of Western New Mexico University for area girls in grades 5-8, with hundreds of girls attending the one-day conference with hands-on workshops led by women in STEM fields. Given pandemic restrictions, however, for 2021 we will use a different approach. For each registered girl, we are creating a take-home EYH box with six or seven do-it-yourself STEM activities. Each box will include all materials needed for the activities, written instructions in Spanish and English, and an “EYH-in-a-Box” t-shirt. We plan to distribute boxes in late May.
Registration is now closed for the 2021 event, but watch for 2022!
For questions: eyhscnm@gmail.com
For more resources, see EYH Resources for Students
Here are photos showing some of the activities that will be included in EYH boxes (not all activities are in every box, but each box contains many fun and interesting projects!):
Above, left to right: Making string from algae; everything you need to make bath “fizzies”
Above, left to right: Testing pH to determine acidity of vinegar; comparing pH test strips to color chart; a “density tower in a jar” with layers of liquids of different densities
Above, left: “Slime” creeping out of its bowl; right: a tasty DNA model