STEM Resources and Books
Explore some of our favorite STEM resources to keep you connected to STEM events and opportunities on campus and in our communities. Find coloring books and reading books featuring STEM role models, highlighting STEM careers, and exciting kids about STEM possibilities.
STEM Resources
Searchable STEM Events and Opportunities Databases:
- STEM Starts - Find STEM events and opportunities for students, families, and educators across UT Austin on this searchable website.
- Connected Girls - Connected Girls is a free, curated directory of girl-serving STEAM opportunities.
- Science Near Me - Science Near Me is a free resource to help you quickly find opportunities to engage in all types of science, technology, engineering, math, (STEM) events, projects, and programs near you, in person and online.
EngineerGirl - The EngineerGirl website is designed to bring national attention to the exciting opportunities that engineering represents for girls and women. Explore engineering role model profiles, ask questions, and learn more about engineering careers and educational pathways.
PBS SciGirls - SciGirls is an Emmy award-winning PBS Kids television show, website, and educational outreach program that draws on cutting-edge research about what engages girls in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) learning and careers. Games and videos for girls. Resources for families and educators.
Career Girls - CareerGirls.org is a comprehensive video-based career exploration and readiness tool for girls. It’s free to use and free of ads. We have the largest online collection of career guidance videos focusing exclusively on diverse and accomplished women — over half of whom are in STEM fields — and we add to it weekly. Check out careers in STEM, Information Technology, Energy and more!
STEM Coloring Books & Story Books
Visit A Mighty Girl to find Ignite Her Curiosity: 60 Children's Books to Inspire Science-Loving Mighty Girls. Find more STEM and confidence-building books to explore below!
- STEM Gems Book, by Stephanie Espy. Explore stories of 44 inspiring women in STEM.
- The Confidence Code for Girls, by Katty Kay, Claire Shipman & Jillellyn Riley. Packed with graphic novel strips; appealing illustrations; fun lists, quizzes, and challenges; and true stories from tons of real girls, The Confidence Code for Girls teaches girls to embrace risk, deal with failure, and be their most authentic selves.
- Living the Confidence Code, by Katty Kay, Claire Shipman & Jillellyn Riley. 30 true stories of real girls, pursuing their passions, struggling and stumbling, but along the way figuring out how to build their own special brand of confidence.
- The Jerrie Mock Story, by Nancy Rose Pimm. In this biography for middle-grade readers, Nancy Roe Pimm tells the story of Geraldine “Jerrie” Mock, the first woman to fly solo around the world.
- RAD Girl Revolution, by Sharita Manickam. RAD Girl Revolution features inspiring photographs of real little girls in careers where women are often underrepresented.
- What Grandma Did, by Erin Miller. Grandma explains how she was one of the first women to fly for the United States Army.
- The Wright Engineers Inventing the Airplane, by Brian Page. The Wright brothers built seven flying machines in their quest for a practical aircraft, each a test bed for untried theories and assumptions.
- Sophie and the Airplane, by Kristi Grigsby. Sophie introduces young girls to the field of aerospace - and its amazing wonders yet to be discovered.
- Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls, by Elena Favilli & Francesca Cavallo. Good Night Stories for Rebel Girls is a children's book packed with 100 bedtime stories about the lives of extraordinary women from the past and the present.
- An Unlikely Astronaut, by Susan Kilrain. An Unlikely Astronaut tells the true story of how Astronaut Susan Kilrain overcame all obstacles to achieve her dream of flying in space after growing up in a time when, as a woman, it seemed nearly impossible.
Enjoy these coloring books and story books below featuring women in STEM are designed for elementary and middle school students.
Think Like A Girl: A Coloring Book of Women Pioneers in STEM
Visibility and recognition of women and minorities in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) is a vital component of fostering greater diversity and equity for under-represented groups in the next generation of scientific leaders. This coloring book celebrates the scientific careers and contributions of 19 outstanding scientists.
Color Me Ph.D. Coloring Books & Games
ColorMePhD is a free all-ages coloring book series for students, educators, scientists, and members of the community to engage with current PhD level research in science and engineering. Explore our free coloring pages to learn about real research projects by fabulous scientists and engineers!
High-Energy Physics and Particles of the Universe Coloring Books
Available in 16 languages, the ATLAS Experiment coloring book introduces kids to the field of High-Energy Physics and the work being carried out by the ATLAS Collaboration. Everything around us is made up of tiny, elementary particles. In the Particles of the Universe book, kids can meet all of the particles that scientists have discovered (so far!) and learn about the role they play in our Universe.
Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian
Stories of Women in STEM at the Smithsonian features biographies of trailblazing women who made history through their scientific discoveries and innovation. From aerospace engineer and mathematician Mary Golda Ross to hair care entrepreneur Madam C.J. Walker, learn how women have defied gender stereotypes and overcome structural barriers to advance the science, technology, engineering, and math industry.