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Inspiring Women in STEM: Applying the Story of The Aeronauts for Science Discovery

Subject Science — Engineering, Technology, and Application of Science, Science and Engineering Practices • Social Studies — US History

Grade Level Grades 9-12

Resource Type Handout

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Next Generation Science Standards

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Celebrate the advances of women in STEM-related fields and critically examine ongoing inequities in the field

PURPOSE

To introduce the lesson and the Driving Questions;

To engage students in exploring their thinking about the lesson topic of women in STEM-related fields; and

To reveal students’ points of view on issues of equity in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).

The purpose of this lesson is to engage students in an analysis of contemporary equity issues as they relate to women in science and STEM-related fields. Using a film clip from The Aeronauts as a narrative inspiration and point of departure, students will examine the following questions:

Driving Questions

Who are trailblazing women in STEM?

What factors contribute to gender inequities in STEM-related fields?

What are the policies and practices that can be incorporated to address these inequities?

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Lesson - Women in STEM_Final7.pdf

Handout

February 13, 2020

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"The Aeronauts": Women in STEM_Clip 1

Standards

HS-ETS1-1

Analyze a major global challenge to specify qualitative and quantitative criteria and constraints for solutions that account for societal needs and wants.