Girls Excel in Mathematics is a summer enrichment program for girls in 4th through 6th grade. Students will participate in hands-on experiments and interactive activities led by instructors and university student mentors from the University of Minnesota. Our goal is not to accelerate students through standard curriculum, but instead explore fun mathematics topics, and get students excited about math. Women make huge contributions in the areas of Math and Science everyday but we often find that girls are discouraged from being involved with STEM curriculum while in school. We developed GEM in hopes of encouraging and exciting girls to participate in math and let them know that they are not alone in their love of it. Available to girls in 4th through 6th grade with a love of math!
Scholarships are readily available in cases of financial need. Please contact our office if the cost of the programs would prevent your child from participating.
How do you divide a cookie fairly between two people? Three people? How do you split
up a pile of candy? What is a fair way to split up objects among groups of people?
Learn a variety of ways to write a message in a secret code - math and statistics are the cornerstones of modern cryptography!
The Fold and Cut Theorem states that any shape (or disjoint union of shapes) that can be drawn with straight lines can be cut from a strategically folded sheet of paper with one single cut. A shape or figure has a line symmetry when folding on that line causes the figure to lie completely upon itself.
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