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Girls listen during the science and technology class.

Students get ready to complete an experiment by listening to the instructions.

Girls watch as colorful foam oozes out of their lemons in the acid and base reaction experiment.

A mixture of lemon juice, soap, baking soda, and food coloring bubbles out of the lemon.

Girls get ready for the engineering and mathematics class.

Girls attempt math puzzles to put them in the mindset of a problem solver.

Girls focus as they learn about the real world applications of engineering.

Students listen as a peer shares their thoughts on what defines math.

Girls contribute to the discussion on what mathematics means.

Girls collaborate to write the steps to tell a robot how to complete a task.

Girls prepare for the robot activity by writing steps that another student must follow to complete a task.

Girls pretend to be robots as they try to complete basic tasks using the steps provided by their peers.

Students shake hands, completing their task for the robot activity.

Students listen as guest speaker Jamie Moy tells the story of her mathematics career.

Students show interest in the presentation by asking questions.

Girls share their thoughts on the activity and do their best to answer challenging questions.

Girls get to work trying to build a paper structure to support a book.

Girls share their ideas and try new ways of building paper structures.

Students plan how their paper structure will look before beginning.

Students look for advice on how to start the construction of their paper structure.

Girls use paper and tape to assemble their structures.