Girls in Math & Science
Explore resources designed to support girls' success in math and science. 
- View a visual diagram of all five practices
- Watch a topic overview and download planning templates
- Listen to an expert
Explore the subtopics below to learn more about the recommended practices:
- Ability is Expandable
- Prescriptive Feedback
- Female Role Models
- Sparking Curiosity
- Teaching Spatial Skills
To learn more about the research underlying these practices, view the IES Practice Guide, Encouraging Girls in Math and Science.
Career Brochure: Environmental Engineering
Girls in Math & Science > Sparking Curiosity > See How It Works
In this brochure, a junior high school student describes the job of environmental engineers, the tasks involved and education required. She also highlights the benefits of the job and the appeal of...
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Career Brochure: Telecommunications Technician
Girls in Math & Science > Sparking Curiosity > See How It Works
In this brochure, a junior high school student describes the job of environmental engineers, the tasks involved and education required. She also highlights the benefits of the job and the appeal of...
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Lesson Plan: Changing the Density of Bread
Girls in Math & Science > Sparking Curiosity > See How It Works
This lesson plan provides a hands-on opportunity to make predictions and experiment with a piece of bread to understand concepts related to mass, volume, and density. Related Files: Clarke N....
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Sample Lesson Plan: Design Your Own Mall Store
Girls in Math & Science > Sparking Curiosity > See How It Works
This lesson plan includes drawing a complete floor plan of the store and aims to promote visual and spatial thinking skills, as well as classification skills, as students imagine the store they...
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Lesson Plan: Urban Legends Experiment and "Mythbusters" Extra Credit
Girls in Math & Science > Sparking Curiosity > See How It Works
This sample material contains classroom activities and extra credit work about all steps of scientific inquiry. To spark students' curiosity, all activities focus on common myths and urban...
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Two Mindsets
Girls in Math & Science > Ability is Expandable > See How It Works
Nigel Holmes designed this diagram, based on the research of Carol Dweck, to describe how students with growth and fixed mindsets may respond to challenges, successes, failure, and criticism in...
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Teaching About Brain Plasticity
Girls in Math & Science > Ability is Expandable > Overview & Tools
Use the suggested classroom activities in this tool to teach students about the brain’s ability to grow in response to enrichment and practice activities. Related Files: You Can Grow Your...
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Learning Together About Academic Abilities (Part 1)
Girls in Math & Science > Ability is Expandable > Overview & Tools
Convene a school in-service session about how teachers can help students develop accurate and positive perceptions of math and science abilities using these suggested activities. Related Media and...
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Teacher Self-Reflection: Teach Ability Is Expandable
Girls in Math & Science > Ability is Expandable > Overview & Tools
Use this self-reflection worksheet to guide teachers’ understanding of messages and instructional strategies that may affect students’ beliefs about their abilities in math and science.
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Learning Together About Academic Abilities (Part 2)
Girls in Math & Science > Ability is Expandable > Overview & Tools
Convene a follow-up in-service session about how to teach students that abilities are expandable using these suggested activities. Related Media and Files: Learning Together About Academic...
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Designing Math and Science Lessons to Spark Girls' Curiosity
Girls in Math & Science > Sparking Curiosity > Overview & Tools
Use the tips provided in this tool to organize the integration of fun math and science activities for girls into the math/science curriculum, and to connect students to additional enrichment...
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Learning Together About Prescriptive Feedback
Girls in Math & Science > Prescriptive Feedback > Overview & Tools
Convene a school in-service session for teachers to learn about how to provide prescriptive, informational feedback using these suggested activities. Related Files and Media: Prescriptive...
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