SPIN Girls Monthly Newsletter | March 2021
It's Women's History Month!
Make sure to check out our resources section where you can find a link to watch free videos and documentaries that highlight important contributions by women in history to celebrate this month's theme.
In this month's newsletter, you'll find a recap of our activities in February and what your students can look forward to in March. Let me know if you have any questions or concerns. - Nell
Stellar Cohort with 343 Industries
MONTHLY RECAP
Lab Day: Luminous Cohort learned about Bioluminescence by designing a switch that a spy could use to turn on a light from two feet away. Stellar Cohort continued to learn about app development and started to explore Lucidchart. Epic Cohort dove deeper into their climate change projects, finalizing designs and experiment protocols.
Field Day: Luminous Cohort learned about Blue Origin, created a lunar lander prototype, and heard from some of the amazing aerospace employees there. Stellar Cohort heard from an inspiring panel of women at 343 Industries - the video game studio that brings us Halo. Epic Cohort learned about Facebook Reality Labs, listened to an incredible panel of engineers, and created their own optics pyramid.
Facebook Reality Labs panelist, Sahar Karimi, with Epic Cohort students and mentors above.
RESOURCES
What to Watch: Women's History Month: Free documentaries and videos spotlighting important contributions by women in history
TechConnect WA: The TechConnect Community Helpdesk provides the diverse and multilingual Seattle-area community with access to FREE technical support to better engage in a virtual environment. The Community Helpdesk will be able to provide the technical guidance and navigation support, while ensuring that other needs can be met via established channels.
Med-o-vate Hackathon: Register here to join a biotech centered hackathon, organized to target problems prevalent in our healthcare industry.
Fred Hutch High School Explorers Program: The Pathways Research Explorers Program, funded by the National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, supports rising 10th and 11th grade students (especially those from backgrounds traditionally underrepresented in science) in a two-week introductory summer program at Fred Hutch. We run two sessions in August of approximately 16 students each. Students must have completed a high school biology course to participate. Apply by March 17, 2021.
LOOKING FORWARD
Lab Day on March 27th. 10AM-12PM for Luminous & Stellar Cohorts. 1PM-3PM for Epic Cohort.
Summer Retreat will be held the week of July 12-16. Timing is TBD depending on whether or not we are able to meet safely in person, but assume an all day retreat schedule for now.