 ASME and the Girl Scouts of the USA have a formal agreement of cooperation. The goal: to help improve the math, science & technology literacy of girls and to raise their awareness of the technology related career paths available to them.
EXTRAORDINARY WOMEN ENGINEERS
Countless women have made extraordinary contributions to our world and the engineering profession. Each has an extraordinary story to tell. Visit the web site dedicated to their achievements and stories: http://www.engineeringwomen.org/
ENCOURAGE GIRLS THROUGH ENGINEERING!
At a recent Girl Scout Leader Conference, ASME and ASCE lead workshops for over 60 Girl Scouts leaders to teach them how to help girls believe that they CAN understand engineering. The best way to help girls do this is through fun, engaging, girl-friendly activities! Below are the power point presentations and links for each of the activities.
Get Girls Revved up with Engineering- Grades K-6
Get Girls Revved up with Engineering- Tweens & Teens
Share Engineering with Girl Scouts-Trainers
- Power Point Presentation (2.24MB)
- Egg Bungee- Invent a way to drop an egg so that it stops just two inches from the floor. www.pbs.org/zoom
- Mystery Mechanisms- Using card board and fasteners, solve a design puzzle by constructing a model of the mystery mechanism. For more information see below: Introduce a Girl to Engineering.
INTRODUCE A GIRL TO ENGINEERING!
During Engineers Week 2003, then ASME President, Susan H. Skemp, called engineers to take part in encouraging young girls to consider a career in engineering.
If you desire to encourage young girls to consider a career in engineering...
Take the first step and find your local Girl Scout Council by going to the GSUSA Council Finder website: http://www.girlscouts.org/councilfinder/. Set up at time to meet with a Cadette (ages 11-14) or Senior (ages 14-17) Girl Scout Troop. You could plan your visit during National Engineers Week, which is the second week in February (Engineers Week).
 If you plan to use the entire hands-on activity lesson we supply, we recommend about 2 hours for your visit. However, the lesson can be easily modified if you have less time. Girls participating in this program can earn skills toward the "Building a Better Future" Interest Patch.
For the hands-on activity lesson download the Engineer Packet (152KB) and the Girl Scouts Packet (285KB). Please note that due to copyright issues, these packets are not complete. We can fax you the missing pages. Please contact: stenosm@asme.org.
The Mystery Mechanism Activity is from Mechanisms by Gary Benenson & James Neujahr. For information on how to purchase visit: Stuff That Works- http://citytechnology.ccny.cuny.edu/Publications.html
Also, we recommend you get the Mothers of Invention video, it is a nice addition to the hand-on activity. You can order it for FREE by contacting ASME's Information Central at 1-800-THE-ASME (1-800-843-2763).
"Introduce a Girl to Engineering" Hands-on Activity Mystery Mechanisms: Design Puzzles
 
Mystery Mechanisms...Unveiled!
Mechanism Components Sample
HISTORIC WOMEN ENGINEERS & INVENTORS
video clips from ASME's Mothers of Invention are incorporated into the Girl Scouts science and technology pages of their Just For Girls website. The site show some examples dating back to the 1700's of how women have been inventing things that improve the quality of life Visit the site...
(Image Courtesy of GSUSA)
 ENGINEERING CAREER PROFILE
ASME's Cass Tang is profiled on the GSUSA Careers site:
Click here to visit her profile and find out what she is doing in this picture...
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