Learning About The Science Of Girl Power
Newcastle Herald
Thursday September 25, 2008
ENGINEERING was once thought to be a man's job but girls at Lambton High School are keen to become more involved with hands-on science.
In the 2008 series of the regional and state science and engineering challenges, a University of Newcastle initiative, at least half of the group was female.The school's co-ordinator for the challenge Steve Smith said the number of girls at the challenge showed that not only are they becoming more involved with engineering and science but are also doing well at it. The all-girl team won a sailboat construction activity earlier in the year in the regional competition which Lambton High won overall. The recent state challenge included construction of a bridge, a hovercraft and a helium-balloon escape device.
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