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SMART Girls

Monday, March 5, 2012

Photos by Jennifer A. Cline, writer/magazine editor

Ninth- and 10th-grade students from four school districts spent Monday, March 5, at Pennsylvania College of Technology exploring careers that rely on math and science during a SMART Girls session. The session was facilitated by the Outreach for K-12 office at Penn College. Participating districts were Southern Tioga, Jersey Shore, East Lycoming and Loyalsock Township.

Under the guidance of a knowledgeable Penn College student, a SMART Girl tries her hand at injection molding a keychain.
Under the guidance of a knowledgeable Penn College student, a SMART Girl tries her hand at injection molding a keychain.

Kathy Walker offers assistance during a computer aided design session called Experience the 3rd Dimension.

Kathy Walker offers assistance during a computer aided design session called “Experience the 3rd Dimension."

SMART Girls get a kick out of working with stone and mortar in the Construction Masonry Building.

SMART Girls get a kick out of working with stone and mortar in the Construction Masonry Building.

Who says masonry isn't fun?

Who says masonry isn't fun?

A participant uses electric discharge machining to add a hole to a metal pendant.

A participant uses electric discharge machining to add a hole to a metal pendant.

A bridge holds 11 pounds before breaking to tie for top place in a bridge-building competition in the architecture lab.

A bridge holds 11 pounds before breaking to tie for top place in a bridge-building competition in the architecture lab.

During the Construction Management Olympics, girls test their communication skills, trying to construct a Lego building using directions given to them by a girl outside the room.

During the “Construction Management Olympics,” girls test their communication skills, trying to construct a Lego building using directions given to them by a girl outside the room.

Girls explore an artists rendering of Neptunes surface during An Extraordinary View of the Solar System in The Gallery at Penn College.

Girls explore an artist’s rendering of Neptune’s surface during “An Extraordinary View of the Solar System” in The Gallery at Penn College.

David S. Richards, professor of physics, demonstrates manned flights to the moon in The Gallery at Penn College.

David S. Richards, professor of physics, demonstrates manned flights to the moon in The Gallery at Penn College.

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