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The curriculum, completed last November under an NSF grant, accompanies the
documentary film, The Gender Chip, the story of five college women and their
mentors studying in science, mathematics and technology careers. With lessons
and units for boy and girls grades 4 and up, the curriculum promotes study,
advising, and mentoring, as well as deeper understanding of the historic and
current participation of women in science.

Dr. Henry, whose mother was a pioneer Black and female chemist at NIH during the
1950s, has designed numerous curricula including one for the Nathaniel Allen
House Museum in West Newton, MA. He also co-designed the MA/MS FastTrack in addition
to the Migration Studies graduate study abroad experience for teachers. He
received a master's degree in curriculum development from Columbia University
Teachers College. He has been on the faculty at PSU for 14 years. Wendi Laurence, herself
an elementary science teacher, also works with the PSU Center for Science
Education, and promotes new approaches to science education assessment. The
curriculum is available in pdf format for downloads by classroom teachers.