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We’re excited to share these stories, tips and updates from Letters to a Pre-Scientist community members!

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Meet the scientists

When we first started Letters to a Pre-Scientist during the 2010-2011 school year, we had just over 100 committed scientists volunteering as pen pals. The

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A look inside Ms. Parker’s classroom

Today’s post was written by Ms. Parker, who teaches 5th grade pre-scientists in Halifax, NC.  It’s October! I can hardly believe a month of school

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A reflection and a challenge…

As we approach the middle of September we are finishing up the matching of scientists with prescientists, and are ecstatic to enter our fourth year

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The Marshmallow Challenge!

My students are working hard to learn the DEAL design process within our forces and motion unit. As a STEM middle school, we focus on

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March/April Update

Just in time for Earth Day, students are learning about ecosystems around the world. Before diving into ecosystems, we finished learning about rocks, minerals and