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

Mr. Ohama’s class opens their letters
It’s that time of year again – most of our participating classrooms had their first letter opening day last week! Here’s a peek into letter opening day in Mr. Ohama’s

Where in the world is LPS this year?
With the Letters to a Pre-Scientist network growing every year, it’s exciting to see where our pre-scientists and scientists are coming from! This year, we had nearly 2500 scientists sign

LPS recognized by Nature Research award!
The Letters to a Pre-Scientist team is thrilled to announce that we were longlisted for the Nature Research Innovating Science Award! This prestigious award recognizes individuals and organizations working towards

Astronomy Education
This edition of a teacher blog post is courtesy of Calypso Harmon’s 8th grade science classroom in California, and how she incorporated hands-on learning during her students’ astronomy unit. It was time

Benefits of cross-curricular education
by Lucy Madden, CEO Teams of middle school math, science, history, and language arts teachers all over the US are engaging in the best practice of discovering places where their

Recap of the year
It’s hard to believe that another school year is coming to an end! For Letters to a Pre-Scientist, this was our biggest year yet. We reached over 700 pre-scientists in 9

Connecting Classroom Learning with Experts in the Field
Hello! My name is Amanda Haney and I have the unique opportunity to teach a class of gifted 5th graders in Euclid, OH. My students are fun and quirky, and

LPS Students and Teacher featured on TV
A few months ago, Mr. Ohama’s students reclaimed a wasteland space on their school’s campus and turned it into a garden. On the morning of April 24th the morning television