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The Girl Difference: Short-Circuiting the Myth of the Technophobic Girl, a review of current research on girls and technology, is available as a research review or executive summary. Call (800) 221-6707 to purchase or visit www.girlscouts.org/research for more information. (New York, N.Y.: Girl Scouts of the USA, 2001)

Children's Software Revue, a bimonthly magazine, rates software for children, www.childrenssoftware.com.

The Cool Careers for Girls series by Ceel Pasternak and Linda Thornburg. Targets middle-school-age girls and focuses on career paths and mentoring. (Manassas Park, Va.: Impact Publications)

The New Way Things Work by David Macaulay. (New York, N.Y.: Houghton Mifflin Co. 1998)

Online

Girl Scouts of the USA: www.girlscouts.org
The Girl Scouts Web site has a portal for girls called Girls Only (www.gogirlsonly.org) and for teens called STUDIO 2B (www.studio2b.org).

Girls are I.T.: www.girlsareit.org
A Web site from Girl Scouts, Hornets' Nest Council of Charlotte, N.C., where girls can explore the history of technology through an interactive timeline, read about empowering technology careers from women across the country, and post their ideas on how technology can improve our lives in the future.

NASA: www.nasa.gov
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is behind the USA's space program. Find out all things spacey at their Web site.

Public Broadcasting Stations: www.pbs.org and www.pbskids.org
The local and national PBS stations have tons of cool science stuff for kids—both online and on screen. Check out the national Web site, the national kids' Web site, and links to your local stations.

Smithsonian Institution: www.si.edu and www.si.edu/kids
The Smithsonian Institution is not just one museum, but 15 different ones! You can find them all online. Or, even better, plan at rip to Washington, D.C., and see them for yourself. Many of its exhibits travel throughout the country and might be headed to you. Check their online schedule!

From Girl Scouts

Girl Scouts of the USA helps girls around the country learn more about math, science and technology with opportunities including science camps, science kits and hands-on activities from flight simulation to archaeological digs.

To learn more about Girl Scouts, contact your local Girl Scout council by looking in the white pages under "G" or visiting www.girlscouts.org/councilfinder.

Tell a computer what to do? Get information on some exciting careers
Tell a computer what to do? Tips for Parents in the Girls Go Tech booklet (PDF)


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