4th annual “Sisters in STEM” event kicks off at Saguaro High School

SCOTTSDALE, AZ (3TV/CBS 5) — The 4th annual “Sisters in STEM” event kicked off on Saturday afternoon at Saguaro High School, plenty of young girls were eager take part in this year’s event.

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The event featured hands-on experiments in chemistry, biology, robotics, technology, engineering and math. 

The event began in 2018 and invites elementary and middle school girls to take part in hands-on STEM activities. The group says their goal “is to help young women see that not only is STEM something that they can go into for their futures, but that it can be really fun!”

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Susan Lindberg, who is apart of the Saguaro High School math and sciences academy group, says the focus of the “Sisters in STEM” event is to bring STEM activities to little girls (and boys too!). “Just give kids a fun day of over 25 different hands-on activities, robots, all kinds of fun things to do,” added Lindberg.

Natalie Foster is a senior at Saguaro High School and is also a member of the math and science academy. Foster also serves as the President of the Sisters in STEM initiative. Foster said the community response to the event has been nothing but positive. “I think the biggest response we’ve had from students is they didn’t know STEM encompassed so many different fields. There are so many different things they can do with STEM; it is quite honestly something really fun.”

The event featured hands-on experiments in chemistry, biology, robotics, technology, engineering and math. Many young girls were seen playing with robots, learning to use pipettes, and more. Some young boys were also seen at the event, and Lindberg says STEM is open to all.

Lindberg added that STEM is the future and exposing young kids to STEM activities will help them later on. “STEM is definitely the future, and getting kids in the elementary and younger ages excited about STEM tends to have kids stay with the STEM area and focus.” said Lindberg. “We’re hoping when they come to high school they’re excited about STEM and join robotics, science academy, cybersecurity, and pave the way for their future.”