Our GEMS Workshops are aimed at providing girls with hands-on activities and experiences to keep them involved in STEM. Each month, GEMS will study the work of a renowned female scientist while engaging in hands-on lessons. GEMS is a free drop-off program that is fun, educational, and shows the numerous ways STEM topics can be pursued both in their future educations and as potential career pathways. If we support a young woman in STEM, then she can change the world.
Second Saturday of Each Month
10:30 am- 12:00 pm
Location
Fort Walton Beach Library
185 Miracle Strip Pkwy SE
Fort Walton Beach, FL 32548
Cost & Registration
Workshops are free
Pre-registration is required so that there are enough materials
To register, please call the Fort Walton Beach Library at 850-833-9590 or visit their website.
Program sponsored by MTSI
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March 14: Katy Payne: Bioacoustics Engineer
Katy Payne is a bioacoustics researcher who studies how animals like whales and elephants use sound to communicate. She discovered that humpback whale songs change over time and that elephants use deep, low-frequency sounds to talk across long distances. GEMS can explore her work by listening to real whale songs and drawing the patterns they hear, or by simulating elephant communication through vibrations and infrasound they can feel—just like elephants do with their feet!
