Gender Balance in Scotland
The two videos are resources from the Improving Gender Balance and Equalities team at Education Scotland. This resource will look at research related to the dominant representations of science as ‘masculine’ and ‘brainy’, and it will lay out research, outlining the gender differences in self-efficacy with respect to STEM and suggested responses. TYPE OF THE
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Woman in Science
In this TED Talk, engineer and entrepreneur Melanie Flores leads us through some ways of helping and guiding female teenagers interested in STEM during their high school years. This video helps teachers encourage girls to study STEAM by showing them a successful woman that has found her own company and works as a teacher and
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How to win Girls’ Hearts with STEAM Education by Melanie Flores
In this TED Talk, engineer and entrepreneur Melanie Flores leads us through some ways of helping and guiding female teenagers interested in STEM during their high school years. This video helps teachers encourage girls to study STEAM by showing them a successful woman that has found her own company and works as a teacher and
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The next generation of women in STEAM
This video features a Honda Engineer, Melania Marimoto, answering some questions sent by some young girls at the PAST Foundation (an organization that exposes students to STEM learning). This video helps teachers encourage girls to study STEAM by showing them a successful woman working at a recognized company like HONDA. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Video
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Scientix- Community for Science Education
Scientix is the number one community for science education in Europe. It aims to promote and support a Europe-wide collaboration among STEM teachers, education researchers, policymakers and other educational stakeholders to inspire students to pursue careers in the field of Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: Scentix resosurses can be learning
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Toolkits help fight the gender stereotypes
Teachers, educators, school leaders, and counselors can use these toolkits to organise discussions and activities. These toolkits provide an opportunity for children to explore unknown or unconventional career options, and thus to challenge gender stereotypes inside and outside the classroom. An educational environment that is free of gender stereotypes provides a firm foundation for children
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GOOSE GAME
A well know board game (the GOOSE GAME) is used to get to know facts about the contribution of women to important positions in science and politics. During the game questions (and answers) related to the percentage of women contributing to science and politics in certain areas and countries pass by. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY:
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Star Wars Themed Video
Female scientists can be multilateral personalities Star Wars themed video about the four fundamental forces of Nature and the ongoing journey to discover a grand unified theory, which would unite all the forces at extremely high energies. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: A debate format for a lesson in which students will develop their critical thinking
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Female instrumentalists
The subject of the activity is the discussion of stereotype no. 1: S1: Girls are less interested in STEAM subjects. Opinions from the history of music will be presented, “only men can play heavy wind instruments” “girls are too tender to make careers as artists”, “girls will become masculine if they take up brass instruments”.
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WOMAN IN ARMY
This stereotype applies to high school students, majoring in acting. The methods used are: oral communication and simulated action methods. The material can be used in social education classes about the stereotype related to “women have no business in the army” as well as about the prejudices encountered in society. TYPE OF THE ACTIVITY: video
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