Date: Fri Sep 25, 7:00 PM EDT - Fri Sep 25, 8:00 PM EDT
Category:
- STEM
Level:
- Daisies,
- Brownies,
- Juniors,
- Cadettes,
- Seniors,
- Ambassadors,
- Volunteers
One Friday per month, GSTF hosts a virtual fireside chat with amazing
women working in all kinds of STEM careers. This month's featured
speaker is Alyssa J. Sargent, an ornithologist and hummingbird expert,
whose work reveals the tiny, action-packed lives of hummingbirds.
Alyssa entered college majoring in Environmental Science, but it
wasn't until her junior year, in an Animal Behavior class, that
science suddenly took flight and she realized there could be a career
in watching animals, asking questions, and telling their stories!
Today, Alyssa studies how hummingbirds make decisions in their daily
lives, using miniature electronic backpack tracking devices called
biologgers to follow these tiny athletes through their natural
habitats. Her birding curiosity has carried her around the globe: from
studying owls in Canada and fairy wrens in Australia to storm petrels
in the Azores and songbirds across the United States. Tune in to learn
why Alyssa thinks these dazzling birds are the coolest animals on
Earth, how many M&M's they weigh, and what it's like to blend
science, creativity, and adventure as a wildlife researcher.
Cost: $4 (In council), $6 (Out of Council) includes mailed Fun Patch
or Rocker Bar.
Badge/Patch information:
Registered Girl
Scouts will receive a central fun patch for their first virtual Women
in STEM event, and one rocker bar for every additional night they
attend.
All attendees will complete one step of their STEM
Career Exploration Badge.
This is a family event; all levels are
invited.
The event will be recorded.
