Girl Scouts promoting women in science, technology
Updated Dec 13, 2020;
Through Girl Scouts, Gabriella M. Wilkerson met impressive women in science, technology, engineering and math fields including Sylvia Acevedo, a former Girl Scout CEO and rocket scientist for NASA. Such meetings helped inspire Wilkerson to pursue her passion for physics.
Now a freshman at Wesleyan University in Middletown, Connecticut, studying physics and dance, the 19-year-old independent Girl Scout from Leeds completed a science-related project to earn the Girl Scout Gold Award, one of the most prestigious awards in the world for girls.
Her project created a free and fun resource for STEM exploration for late elementary school to middle school students. “Do Try This At Home” science kits aim to spark or fuel a passion for sciences in students so that when they get to high school they can see themselves as science people. “It shows kids that science is not about knowing every answer, but about explo