Girls in Science, Technology and Math

Even if you don't realize it, math, science and technology play an important part in your life. It is all around you! During your lifetime you will have to depend more and more on your understanding of these subjects, but you'll be surprised how much fun you can have, and are already having, with math, science, and technology.

Math is all around you.

Many people think of math as adding, subtracting, multiplying and dividing. That's ONE type of mathematics – arithmetic. But math is so much more than that. It's the algebra that NASA uses to plot a rocket's path to Mars. It's the trigonometry surveyors use to plan the location of a new road. It's the geometry calculations that help you make that free throw while playing basketball with your friends.

Technology is all around you.

Technology is already a major force in the lives of today's girls. Just think how most girls are connected through PCs, cell phones or pagers, not to mention VCRs, MP3 players, DVDs and countless other devices with embedded chips. And that doesn't include all the daily appliances, machines, vehicles and instruments that also use technology. How many items can you come up with?

Science is all around you.

Most of the information that your brain receives comes through your eyes. Sometimes, instead of waiting for all the signals from the billions of nerve cells to come in, your brain takes shortcuts. If images are unusual or unfamiliar, the brain can get confused. Images that "fool" the brain are called optical illusions.