The GEMS philosophy is to have fun and to learn
new things. We strive to expose the girls to ideas
and experiences that they would not receive during
the school day. We use higher-level subject matter
and activities from publications such as Scientific
American and Discover Magazine to challenge the
girls and keep the interest level high.

     Listed here are Web sites and activities that have
been successful GEMS club activities. We generally
work on a three-four year cycle, never repeating the
same activity in two consecutive years.

The Disappearing Money Trick:  While this seems
like a magic trick, learn the engineering behind it.

The Magic Bottle: Another cool secret engineering
trick from engineers, who know how to do very
interesting things!

Oil slicks: Learn how oil slicks work and why they
are so harmful.

Blowing Up Balloons: We use this and other
activities for our “Carbonation Celebration.”

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