August 7, 2014
(R-L) Michelle Blaise, ComEd 's senior vice president of Tech Services, talks with Nakie Chappelle, 14 and Alexis Estes, 18, two members of the Nerds of Steel team, part of a collaborative initiative between ComEd, the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Girls4Science and the Chicago Urban League, called The Icebox Derby, an educational competition where girls team up to build an electric car using recycled refrigerators and freezers over the course of six weeks as part of an effort to empower young women to explore opportunities in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).
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STEM, Girl Power, Sustainability, Focus of ComEd’s Icebox Derby Challenge
Girls from various parts of Illinois, including Chicago’s south and far south side, this summer are participating in a collaborative initiative between ComEd, the Girl Scouts of Greater Chicago and Northwest Indiana, Girls4Science and the Chicago Urban League, called The Icebox Derby, an educational competition where girls team up to build electric car using a recycled refrigerators and freezers. The six week project is uniquely designed to empower young women to engage in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM).