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Tell us a little bit about yourself! I am a Chemistry Ph.D. student at the University of Michigan […]

Scientist Spotlight: Danielle Maxwell

13 Nov, 2019 in 2019-20 / Scientist Spotlight tagged outreach / Scientist / Scientist Spotlight / STEM outreach by Jenelle Whitman

Mr. Gabriel Matched Pre-Scientists — For the past few years, we have had the incredible fortune of attracting more STEM professionals who want […]

Explainer: Why wasn’t I matched?

1 Oct, 2019 in 2019-20 / Program information tagged Explainer / outreach / science communication / STEM outreach by Lucy

putting the bioplastic into a mold — We’re nearly at the beginning of a new school year, but we have one more teacher blog post […]

Bioplastics Unit

13 Aug, 2019 in 2018-19 / Teachers tagged chemistry / classroom / middle school / teacher blog post / teachers by Aliyah Weinstein

Letters to a Pre-Scientist is grateful for the support of our sponsors! The following story about fundraising was […]

Soap for STEM Education

28 Jun, 2019 in 2018-19 / Fundraising / Scientists tagged college / donations / fundraising / outreach / scientists by Aliyah Weinstein

Two students reading letters from their scientist pen pals. — How did you choose your career? How did you know what college to go to? How did you […]

The value of STEM mentors

20 May, 2019 in 2018-19 / Teachers tagged letter opening party / middle school / scicomm / science / science communication / teacher blog post / teaching by Aliyah Weinstein

Student sitting next to a tray full of beakers, recording observations on a sheet of paper. — by Ms. Cocca, 7th grade teacher in CA. Read all of the LPS teacher blog posts here. Great […]

Ms. Cocca’s Pre-Scientists

7 May, 2019 in 2018-19 / Teachers tagged classroom / middle school / teacher blog post / teachers / teaching by Aliyah Weinstein

Girl sits at a classroom table handwriting a reply to her pen pal. — by Ms. Cronmiller, 6th grade teacher in CA. Find all of the teacher blog posts here. This poem […]

Excitement, Chaos, and Quiet Moments

26 Apr, 2019 in 2018-19 / Letter Writing / Teachers tagged classroom / letter opening party / middle school / science communication / teacher blog post / teachers / writing by Aliyah Weinstein

LPSlogo-envelope — Mrs. Haney’s students kicked off 5th grade with a science investigation project! We ask each of our teachers […]

Student-Led Pond Investigations

9 Apr, 2019 in 2018-19 / Teachers tagged classroom / ecology / education / middle school / research / STEM / teachers / teaching / wildlife biology by Aliyah Weinstein

Image from iOS (5) — LPS leadership and scientist volunteers had a blast participating in the American Association for the Advancement of Science […]

AAAS Family Science Days recap

18 Mar, 2019 in 2018-19 / Event / Outreach tagged LPS team / outreach / public communication / scicomm / science communication / scientists by Aliyah Weinstein

Murphy blog 2019 - 4 — Our next teacher blog post comes from Sarah Murphy, a 6th grade teacher in Chicago. Read all of […]

Big City, Bigger World

11 Mar, 2019 in 2018-19 / Teachers tagged classroom / letter opening party / mail / middle school / teacher blog post / teachers / teaching by Aliyah Weinstein

Christine LIu in front of floral printed backdrop — It’s fair to say that I wouldn’t be in grad school if not for all the fee waivers […]

Apply to grad school for free

4 Feb, 2019 in 2018-19 tagged college / education / finances / grad school / overcoming obstacles / scientists by Aliyah Weinstein

anyonecanbeacsientistlong — It’s hard to believe that LPS has been operating for 8+ years and yet most members of our […]

Leadership Retreat in LA

29 Jan, 2019 in 2018-19 / Program information tagged classroom / exec team / leadership / LPS team / middle school / outreach / school visit / teachers / teaching by Aliyah Weinstein