These kits allow students to use charged capacitors to make a car move. Since 1987, Steckler and fellow SDSC scientist Mike Bailey have been at the forefront of a joint venture with the San Diego-Imperial Girl Scout Council in creating the Science Enrichment Program . Funded by the National Science Foundation, the objective of the program is to increase female and minority participation in science-oriented subjects. Family Science Night is designed to give students an opportunity to share their science activities with family, friends, and community members. A girl plays with the science simulation computer program SimPark.
Girls use the geometric shapes to construct a picture.
An erector set is used to help girls develop building and engineering skills. Science Enrichment consists of various programs designed to provide students with a hands-on study of science. This past event hosted 30 students and about 60 attendees. Activities included experiments with computers, erector sets, tangrams, and rockets. Upon completion of each hands-on science activity assembled at various stations, girls received a stamp on their Science Night passport.