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

Awesome letter: creative letters further spark curiosity
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real STEM pen pal letters. We asked our 2020-21 LPS teachers to pick

Awesome Letter: ask & answer questions!
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real STEM pen pal letters. We asked our 2020-21 LPS teachers to pick

LPS gets a new look!
LPS gets a new look! To celebrate the start of our 11th year, Letters to a Pre-Scientist got a makeover. You may have noticed that a few months ago we

Throughout our letters, me and my pen pal kind of connected in a way.
We’re excited to bring you another story from one of our students, or pre-scientists, as we call them! The goal of this blog series is to share real experiences students

I learned that no matter what you are going through, you can always accomplish your dreams.
We’re excited to bring you the first post in a new series…stories from our students, or pre-scientists, as we call them! The goal of this blog series is to share

LPS videos: hear from LPS teachers and STEM pen pals!
We’ve published videos every month this school year from longtime STEM pen pals and LPS teachers! Check out a list of some of our favorite videos from the year below!

6 Years In and Still Learning and Improving
I just completed my final letter for the 2020-2021 academic year. This wraps up year 6 for me as a scientist working with LPS. In that time I’ve finished my

Awesome letter #5: Bringing closure to your year-long correspondence
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real letters written by STEM professionals. We hope this series serves as a

Make your electronic letters more engaging!
This blog post is an extension to the annotated letter series to highlight engaging electronic letters. The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration