The mission of Girls' Science Investigations (GSI: New Haven) is to motivate, empower, and interest girls in developing the skills they need to pursue careers in science. University students and professors act as mentors and provide a context for exploring and understanding the various disciplines of science through hands-on activities in a laboratory environment. Through student scientific-engagement and parental awareness, Girls' Science Investigations strives to close the gap in science found between males and females today.

Welcome!

Girls' Science Investigations is a free program for girls in sixth, seventh, and eighth grade who are interested in learning more about science.

2012 Girls Science Investigations (Bonnie Fleming and Sarah Demers) wins Yale University Seton Elm-Ivy Award - click here for further information

The program will meet on four Saturdays during the 2012-2013 school year at Yale University.

  • Saturday, September 29, 2012 (The World of Light)
  • Saturday, November 10, 2012 (The Geophysical World)
  • Saturday, February 2, 2013 (The World of Sound)
  • Saturday, April 13, 2013 (The Oceanographic World)

Each theme-based program will run from 9:00am-2:00pm.

There will be two morning sessions with a snack in between, followed by a pizza lunch and a short afternoon session.

Students will have the opportunity to observe faculty run demonstrations, as well as, participate in hands-on experiments.

                                    Inspiring the girls of today to shape the science of tomorrow.

 

Marie Curie (7 November 1867 – 4 July 1934)
Life is not easy for any of us. But what of that? We must have perseverance and above all confidence in ourselves. We must believe that we are gifted for something and that this thing must be attained. - Marie Curie

Maria Goeppert-Mayer (June 28, 1906 – February 20, 1972)
On winning the Nobel Prize in Physics in 1963: "Winning the prize wasn't half as exciting as doing the work itself.  - Maria Goeppert-Mayer