We’re sharing real STEM professional letters to pre-scientists annotated by LPS teachers and staff to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas for their own letters. We asked our 2021-22 LPS teachers and staff to pick a letter that stood out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make letters accessible and engaging for pre-scientists.
This letter was written by STEM pen pal, Jeffrey Pea, to a 5th grade pre-scientist for round 4. The theme this round was: Reflect and Inspire.
The letter was annotated and reviewed by LPS staff member Jenelle Dozier, and here’s what she had to say:
This letter is very encouraging. This STEM pen pal related non-science topics from their pre-scientist’s most recent letter to science. In the letter the STEM pen pal encourages their pre-scientist to be curious and to not give up when faced with adversity. Â
Check out the letter below with Jenelle’s annotations in purple text throughout the letter. Thanks to Jeffrey for not only being a great pen pal, but also allowing us to annotate and publish his letter so others can benefit!
