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Girls In Science Day Scheduled March 29, 2004 The event for fifth- through eighth-graders will consist of hands-on activities to increase participants' confidence in math and science. During the morning session, girls will attend sessions in math, engineering and science. In the afternoon, they'll participate in a team project. Session topics include environmental issues, sports psychology, crime scene investigation, robotics, electricity and magnetism, race car construction, polymers and the physics of musical instruments. Girls in Science Day begins at 8 a.m. with registration at Thompson Complex Center Wing, room 129. Class sessions begin at 9, 10 and 11 a.m. The team project begins at 1:15 p.m. followed by demonstrations and awards at 2:30 in TCCW 129. Faculty from the Ogden College of Science and Engineering and the Department of Psychology will teach the courses. Girls in Science Day is co-sponsored by the Women's Studies Program. Registration information is available online at www.wku.edu/engineering/Outreach/GIS04.pdf For information, contact Stacy Wilson at (270) 745-5848. More WKU news is available on the World Wide Web at www.wku.edu. If you'd like to receive WKU news via E-mail, send a message to WKUNews@wku.edu.
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