• inspirational /ˌɪnspɪˈrεɪʃənəl/ (adj.)
• glass ceiling /ˈsiːlɪŋ/ / invisible limit (n.)
• scientist /ˈsaɪəntɪst/ (n.) ≠ scientific (adj.)
• trophy / cup made of lego parts (n.)
• compete (v.)
• invent / create / design (v.)
• motivate / encourage (v.)

It's not rocket science!

The science behind rockets is particularly complex. And “failure is not an option”, as they say in the movie Apollo 13. The phrase that qualifies something as “not being rocket science” appeared in the 1980s and replaced another phrase that was used before: “It's not brain surgery”. Older phrases with a similar meaning include “It is easy as pie”.

How many women scientists do you know?

Why is it more difficult for girls to embrace a STEM career?

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• astronomy (n.)
• biology /ˌbaɪˈɒlədʒɪ/ (n.)
• chemistry /ˈkɛmɪstrɪ/ (n.)
• medicine (n.)
• neurology (n.)
• paleontology (n.)
• physics (n.)

2

• artificial intelligence (n.)
• clean energy (n.)
• cloud (n.)
• computer (n.)
• 3D printing (n.)

3

• anticipating (n.)
• building (n.)
• coding (n.)
• designing (n.)
• problem solving (n.)
• project management (n.)

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• algebra (n.)
• arithmetic (n.)
• calculus (n.)
• equations /ɪˈkwεɪʒənz/ (n.)
• geometry (n.)
• logic (n.)
• probability (n.)
• statistics

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• astronaut (n.)
• computer scientist (n.)
• data scientist (n.)
• developer (n.)
• engineer (n.)
• mathematician (n.)
• physicist (n.)

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• Ada Lovelace
• Chien-Shiung Wu
• Frances Spence
• Grace Hopper
• Hedy Lamarr
• Katherine Johnson
• Marie Curie
• Rachel Carson
• Sally Ride