Use this content while teaching your students about programming to raise their awareness and knowledge about what actually software engineering is about!
What do programmers actually do?
Physics Girl is a channel created by Dianna Cowern about physics, astronomy and science-related topics. The show features fun DIY (Do It Yourself) demos, unusual and cutting-edge research, space, and expert interviews. https://www.youtube.com/user/physicswoman/featured Initially it started as a post-college personal project, then it has grown into a resource for teachers, a source of entertainment for physics nerds, and a way to share a passion for physics while advocating for women in STEM.
In the video “What do programmers do?” Dianna tries to debunk in a funny way some prejudices about what is really the work of a software engineers, interviewing some software engineers who work for youtube.
Educational activity
Teaching
Gender stereotype
Is STEM nerdy, boring and dirty and thus not interesting for girls?
Gender awareness level
1 Foundation