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Girls, Robots, and Microscopes

When girls join science and technology activities equally, a group gains more ideas and skills for solving problems. Mixing different experiences helps everyone test, build, and improve solutions together.

In the picture

  1. A microscope: a girl adjusts the focus.
  2. A small robot: a girl types code on a laptop to make its wheels turn.
  3. A tray of gears and wheels: parts are sorted before being added to the build.
  4. A battery and cable: a boy hands them to a girl at the robot.

Examples

  • A school robotics team works faster when girls and boys share building and coding tasks.
  • A group designing a phone app finds more fixes when everyone on the team tests and suggests changes.

Carry on in the app

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At least one new illustrated lesson every weekday for your child’s year, with its quiz and a reminder at 6:15 pm.

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Age 12