February 24th
Build Sisterhood:
Fact or Fiction?
Write down TWO facts and ONE false truth about yourself
Take turns reading your lists
As soon as someone is done reading their list, the rest of the group will vote on which "fact" is untrue.
Once the group has come to a consensus, reveal if they were right or wrong about which fact was fiction
Key Vocabulary for the Day:
Code: What people use to describe the steps a computer program should take.
Process: The program that is running on your computer or device. It is how your computer turns your input into output!
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Questions to Ponder from pages 23-26:
How does it feel to know that some of the fist computer programmers were women. Surprised? Why? Why not?
Which invention do you think was most important? Why?
SPOTLIGHT:
Ayanna Howard
Role models come in all shapes and sizes. In fact, Dr. Ayanna Howard’s first role model wasn’t even human!
Bionic Woman, a robotic superheroine, inspired Dr. Howard’s passion for building robots and engineering at an early age. She went on to study electrical engineering and computer science in college and graduate school, and eventually earned a business degree.
Continuing her love for learning, robotics, and electrical engineering, Dr. Howard currently serves as a professor of bioengineering and the co-founder and Chief Technology Officer of the educational robotics company Zyrobotics.
On top of this, Dr. Howard has developed robots that are learning to inhabit Mars with NASA.
In the video below, learn more about Dr. Howard's first job at NASA.
She also discusses why diversity in the workplace is important, and how she stood up to one uncomfortable situation at work.
Online Activity:
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