About the Site

Site Intro

The SciGirls website is a science-centric social networking site for tween girls. Part science fun zone, part girl clubhouse, and entirely engaging, the site is designed to be more than a just companion to the TV series. It offers girls everywhere the opportunity to participate in—and become—SciGirls.

Guide to Site Activities

From the homepage, girls are invited to "Be a SciGirl," logging in to create their own profile pages. These customizable pages let users personalize their online space to reflect their hobbies and interests. And SciGirls profiles are expressly designed to be fully compliant with the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA) so parents and teachers know that their girls can be online in a safe learning environment.

Girls are also encouraged to upload information on their STEM related activities as part of SciGirls project pages. These pages are the heart of the SciGirls community, where girls share their work and see what other girls, clubs, and mentors are doing. Other SciGirls can comment on projects and select their favorites to display on their profile pages.

Kids can also watch full episodes from the series, as well as user-submitted video sent in by SciGirls across the nation. Ultimately, the goal of the site is to create a fun experience that lets girls express themselves and receive feedback from other girls.

Site Usage Tips

SciGirls is nothing without real kids who are out there doing real projects! We’re proud to share this important work online, and encourage you to help your students create a project pages to share their work.

To maximize your experience on the site, you may need to download the free applications used for viewing the site and its features. These include:

• BROWSERS: Ensure that you using the latest Internet browsers. You may need to download the latest versions from one of the following sites: Internet Explorer, Mozilla Firefox, Safari
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For the SciGirls project pages, images must be in .gif, .jpg, .jpeg, or .png only and no larger than 1MB.