Tech Trek
2014
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 For 130 years AAUW has been
empowering and improving the lives of
woman.
 AAUW promotes equity and education for
woman and young girls.
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Tech Trek
 Tech
Trek is a week long experience at various
colleges and universities, revolved around STEM.
 This opportunity is thrilling for 7th grade girls who
dream of perusing a career in the STEM fields.
 Before attending Tech Trek, we were required to
write an essay and have a face-to-face
interview with a representative from AAUW.
 At Tech Trek, you spend the week in the dorm
rooms, participate in hands- on activities, and
attend math and science classes.
Key-note speaker
Lee-En Chung, Construction
Consulting Engineer and
Founder of Ivy Ventures,
spoke to the campers
about her path to her
engineering career and
how it was like in a field
dominated by men.
Bridge Building+ Barbie bungee
Jumping
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We created bridges
out of Balsa wood
and tested to see how
much pressure they
could withstand.
We tied rubber bands
to Barbie's feet and
dropped her off a
ledge to see how
close we could get
her to the ground
without hitting the
concrete.
“Geology in a Bottle”
and “Coastal
erosion.”
In the, “Geology in a Bottle”
workshop we explored the
characteristics of different
rocks. We then used colored
sand to simulate some of
Earth’s features.
In the “Coastal erosion” lab we
made a model of how coastal
erosion effects land and how
to prevent it from occurring.
Roller Coasters and “Weird Wacky Weather
We constructed 3D paper
model roller coasters. We
were given templates of
various tracks to assemble
and create our own
personal roller coaster.
In “Weird Wacky Weather” we looked at
educational websites involving STEM or
ways to help the community. We also
watched an inspirational poem written by
Sarah Kay called “If I Should have a
Daughter” Another thing we did was
create T-shirts on global warming and
read about ways to prevent global
warming and reduce our carbon footprint.
Forensics and
Robotics
In forensics we investigated a
“crime scene”, extracted
DNA from strawberries and
dusted our fingerprints with
cocoa powder. We were
given a fake crime to
investigate and figure out the
culprit.
In robotics we programmed
robots to maneuver around
obstacles and experimented
how far and how fast each
function would work.
Professional Women's Night
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On Professional
Women’s night, we
listened to four women
who had experience in
the STEM field as their
life- long career.
Paula Wiggins
(engineer), Marge
Ostrom (researcher),
Laura Spence (STEM
coordinator and
educator), and Susan
Berlin (dentist)
Mote Marine
Aquarium
While at Mote Marine, we
explored and observed
different species of aquatic
animals and were given a
“behind the scenes” tour of the
estuaries and bay. During our
experience, we collected
various organisms such as;
shrimp, fish, and crustaceans.
SPECIAL THANKS TO…
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Shirley Reed-
Tech Trek director
AAUW state of Florida
Eileen RecchiaState president
AAUW state of Florida
Marge OstromAssistant director
AAUW state of Florida
Carol NewnamFundraising Chair
AAUW state of Florida
Kira SchneiderCamp nurse
Dorm Monitors & Student counslers
 ALL THE GENEROUS DONORS AND OTHER
VOLUNTEERS