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		<description><![CDATA[Over Spring Break, the ladies of the Clements Boys and Girls Club in Killeen enjoyed exploring the magical world of Hogwarts with the help of Hermione Granger.  From dissecting owl pellets and learning about chromatography to diet coke explosions and more, these ladies discovered the magic of science. Dissecting owl pellets was a huge hit [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girlstartblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4023102&amp;post=1485&amp;subd=girlstartblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Proclamation of Girlstart STEM Day by the Mayor</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mayor Lee Leffingwell declared March 26, 2011 as Girlstart STEM Day in honor of the Girls in STEM conference. Proclamation Be it known that Whereas, We&#8217;re pleased to welcome all the 4th through 8th grade girls attending today&#8217;s Girlstart Conference; and, Whereas, The workshops on the schedule are designed to show you the variety and [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girlstartblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4023102&amp;post=1473&amp;subd=girlstartblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 21 Mar 2011 15:00:54 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Austin, Texas (CNN) &#8212; &#8220;Historically, the tech industry has not been especially hospitable to women. In 2009, the U.S. Department of Labor released a list of the 20 leading occupations of employed women. None of them was in the technical field. That same year, only 3% of the CEOs of Fortune 500 companies were women, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girlstartblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4023102&amp;post=1461&amp;subd=girlstartblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Exploring the Effects of Oil Spills</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 18 Mar 2011 15:14:31 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the Trinity Girlstart Club learned about many of the devastating effects that can be caused by an oil spill! We took a look at what it is like to be an environmental scientist by exploring several methods of cleaning up oil slicks in the ocean.  We also investigated a few of the negative [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girlstartblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4023102&amp;post=1441&amp;subd=girlstartblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[As part of the new SXSWedu program – a two-day series of panels on education and technology hosted by the Texas Education Agency and South by Southwest – Girlstart Executive Director Tamara Hudgins will participate in a panel specifically geared to addressing issues around STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) education for girls. The panel, [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girlstartblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4023102&amp;post=1439&amp;subd=girlstartblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Make Your Own Lip Gloss</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Check out Katelyn on We Are Austin (Keye) at 4pm. She&#8217;ll talk about Girls In STEM Conference and make lip gloss! Here&#8217;s the recipe to make it at home: What you will need: shortening honey hot water old lip gloss container 2 small bowls favorite flavor of Kool-Aid mix Cake decorating glitter (optional) Let&#8217;s get [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girlstartblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4023102&amp;post=1430&amp;subd=girlstartblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Zavala Explorers</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Mar 2011 18:53:43 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This week the ladies of Zavala Elementary explored soil and its characteristics. 5 different types of soil were closely examined by observing and recording its texture, color, and shape. I asked each girl to share something unique they discovered throughout the experiment and collectively we created a result chart. The chart illustrated the differences found [...]<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girlstartblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4023102&amp;post=1423&amp;subd=girlstartblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[http://www.myfoxaustin.com/video/videoplayer.swf?dppversion=7885 Girls in STEM Gets Girls Interested in Science, Math: MyFoxAUSTIN.com Filed under: Girls In STEM Conference Tagged: engineering, girls, Girlstart, hands on activity, math, myfoxaustin, Science, technology<img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=girlstartblog.wordpress.com&amp;blog=4023102&amp;post=1416&amp;subd=girlstartblog&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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