Earth
ID: 10805
The SISTER program is designed to increase awareness of and provide and opportunity for female middle school students to be exposed to and explore nontraditional career fields with GSFC women engineers, mathematicians, scientists, technicians and researchers. The objectives of the program include introducing young women to a technical working environment; acquainting students GSFC missions; providing an awareness of educational programs and internships available during high school, undergraduate and graduate study; providing observations and experiences with real hand-on-projects researched and developed by women at GSFC. The SISTER program components include such activities as women scientist, engineers, technicians, researchers, and mathematicians as mentors; women speakers in various fields at GSFC; women entrepreneur role models; multicultural experiences; a tour of facilities; building and launching rockets; hands-on science experiments; oral and written communication experiences; and interpersonal and human relations skills building.
Goddard Welcomes SISTER
Credits
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Video Editor
Terri Patterson (NASA/GSFc): Interviewee
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Producer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Videographer
Terri Patterson (NASA/GSFc): Interviewee
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Producer
Ryan Fitzgibbons (USRA): Videographer
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NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center
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https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10805
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Goddard TV Tape:
G2011-085 -- Goddard Welcomes SISTER
Keywords:
SVS >> Greenbelt
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Goddard Space Flight Center
SVS >> Education
DLESE >> Narrated
NASA Science >> Earth
https://svs.gsfc.nasa.gov/10805
This item is part of this series:
Narrated Movies
Goddard TV Tape:
G2011-085 -- Goddard Welcomes SISTER
Keywords:
SVS >> Greenbelt
SVS >> HDTV
SVS >> Goddard Space Flight Center
SVS >> Education
DLESE >> Narrated
NASA Science >> Earth
