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SMASH Experience for Girls

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85 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester , NY , 14623 43° 5' 4.8696" N, 77° 40' 28.6968" W
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Kara L. Maki
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A summer math experience for students entering eighth grade held at RIT.

 
Summer Math Applications in Science with Hands-On (SMASH) Experience for Girls is design to engage K-12 students in STEM.  This week-long experience will bring 40 rising 8th grader onto RIT’s campus to work on mathematical modeling projects---designed to show the usefulness of mathematics in everyday life---and self-affirmation activities---created to increase self-efficacy in mathematics.