I’m comfortable using terms like flight attendant or fire fighter when I’m referring to an individual who performs that job. I typically struggle with pronoun use.

This is an interesting area of writing technique, because the strategies for applying gender-sensitive language are still being worked out.

Here are some of the choices I am comfortable making when using this gender-sensitive language:

Nature is filled with patterns.

When molecules and atoms line up in a pattern that repeats itself symetrically, they form crystals. Using basic household items and a bit of technique, you can grow crystals and watch them form.

This activity works well with Snowflake Shape Studies.