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Sponsor Spotlight: MyITpros

MyITpros is an Austin-based information technology (IT) company that has been serving central Texas for 25 years! They offer a comprehensive suite of managed services- including cloud services and cycbersecurity options. You can visit their site for free resources around all things IT, or reach out for a free network assessment. In honor of their 25th anniversary, MyITpros is requesting donations on behalf of Girlstart with a total goal of $12,500. You can donate today at https://www.myitpros.com/girlstart.

Donations will go toward Girlstart summer camps, after-school programs, and other initiatives to make STEM education engaging and accessible!

(Photos courtesy of My IT Pros)

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Hands-On Wednesday: Rising Water

Check out this cool experiment that is performed with just a candle and some matches. Light up your candle and watch the water slowly rise. Isn’t that cool?! This happens because the flame from the candle slightly expands the container. Once it cools, a vacuum is created and the water rises. Try this out and impress your family and friends!

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Thank you WeatherFest Volunteers!

Girlstart, the Bullock Museum, and Spectrum News hosted their annual WeatherFest on February 4th in Austin, TX.

Close to 1500 people attended and participated in Girlstart’s hands-on activities and demos, including: kites, spectroscopes, instant snow, cloud viewing binoculars, wind bag wonders, and more. A big thank you to all the volunteers who came out and helped lead these activities. A variety of college students, mother/daughter teams, board members, and individual supporters came out on Super Bowl Sunday to inspire and engage kids in hands-on STEM fun. Thank you so much for your help!

To view pictures from the day click here (https://flic.kr/s/aHsktp9r4i).

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After School Spring 2018: Week 5

During Week 5 of Girlstart’s After School Program, our young environmental engineers used their problem-solving and critical thinking skills to create water filters! First, they created polluted water to show how human activity can negatively impact the environment. Then, they created, tested, and revised their water filter designs to improve the filter’s effectiveness.

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