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A LOOK AT THE WEEK AHEAD
JULY 9 - JULY 16, 1999
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FOR CITY GIRLS, SUMMERTIME SCIENCE -- How hard is it to convince elementary-aged girls to trade hopscotch and softball and splashing in the pool for a science classroom at the height of summer? Not as hard as you might think, says Temple education professor Dr. Penny Hammrich, founder of the University's Sisters in Science Summer Camp, which runs Monday, July 12, through Friday, July 23, from 9 a.m.-2 p.m. each weekday. "We're competing with a lot of other summer programs, but our numbers are increasing each year," says Hammrich, noting that over 50 fourth-grade girls from six city schools will attend this year's program, which focuses on Philadelphia's waterways. Girls will study habitats, do water quality testing and stream studies, and design their own model rivers and biomes. Four field trips are interspersed with the interactive, hands-on projects, an approach that fits girls' learning styles, says Hammrich. "Girls learn science in a more cooperative manner. They tend to be less competitive than boys and more conversationalist in their approach to learning. They like to talk together and come up with answers together." The summer camp is part of the year-long Sisters in Science program, which strives to develop--and maintain--girls' interests in science and mathematics. Reach Dr. Hammrich through the News Bureau at 215-204-7476.
WILL BOYS GET A KICK OUT OF THE WOMEN'S WORLD CUP? -- Female athletes nationwide have worked themselves into a frenzy cheering for the United States women's World Cup soccer team, which goes for the championship this weekend against China. But what message will boys, especially the soccer-crazed ones, take from the accomplishments of the women's team? "I think part of the message they'll get is that these women can play and play well," says Temple sports psychologist Michael Sachs. "Hopefully, they'll have a little bit more of an awakening that the quality of play, athleticism and competitiveness are just as high for the women as they are for the men." Sachs notes that many young teams these days are co-ed and boys are seeing very early on that girls can compete. But, he adds, don't look for your 10- or 12-year-old son to want to sport a Mia Hamm jersey. "With the boys, you won't have heroine worship. They'll admire the team's abilities, but they'll still look to others--the Mic
FIRST LADY IS TESTING NEW YORKERS -- First Lady Hillary Rodham Clinton is talking and listening to New Yorkers while exploring the possibility of running for the state's soon-to-be vacant Senate seat. And if she's anything like her husband Bill, she has polling information, says Temple political scientist Michael Hooper, who regularly conducts polls on political, social and economic issues. "I'm sure she is listening to polls. Polling is going to give her some idea on the position she is taking. She is also going to get a good sense of her candidacy. Political candidates run polls all the time. I'm sure Hillary's people have done a few," says Hooper, adding, "If she decides to throw her hat into the race, she's going to have a difficult time, but that could change later." Reach Hooper at his office, 204-1462, or through the News Bureau.
This Week at Temple
Sunday, July 11-Friday, July 16: URBAN EDUCATION -- Temple's College of Education will host the 1999 Governor's Academy for Urban Education, a six-day conference focusing on instruction in math and technology in urban schools. Teachers in 6th through 12th grades will attend the conference, presented by the Pennsylvania Department of Education. (Ritter Hall and Annex, 13th St. and Cecil B. Moore Ave.)
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