by Denise Balkissoon, Toronto Star
A group of Grade 8 girls sat giggling around a table on Tuesday, their bright blue and green nail polish flashing as they carefully wired electric circuits into ribbons. Emily Zheng, one of 40 female students from Glenview Jr. P.S., explained how her ribbon bracelet is meant to work. When it snaps together on her wrist, current will flow from a battery near one metal button, through conductive thread, to the other half of a button, brightening an LED bulb along the way. The science isn’t her problem.
http://www.thestar.com/news/gta/article/802618–girls-warm-to-science-and-technology
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