The Ball Method
by :
STEM Areas
ScienceDiversity Types
Gender RacialSTEM Score
5Diversity Score
5Combined Score
STEM Score and Diversity Score are chosen on this scale:
| 1 | Openly hostile to STEM subjects or to underrepresented groups |
| 2 | Perpetuates unhealthy stereotypes about STEM or underrepresented groups |
| 3 | Neutral |
| 4 | STEM or diversity is present but not fully centered |
| 5 | Centers on STEM activities or diverse characters |
Combined Score is an average of STEM Score and Diversity Score.
Alice Ball, a 23-year-old African American chemist living in 1915 Hawaii fights against racial and gender barriers to find an effective treatment for leprosy. An almost forgotten true story of African American genius and contribution to world-health.


