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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 scientists represented about 10 US

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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 has already passed. As a

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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 with this program! As this

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Gearing up for the 2013-2014 school year!

This June marked middle school graduation for my first class of 6th graders. For those of you that have been with our program from the start, this means your first

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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 teaching kids the engineering design

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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 soils. Students were excited to