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Each year, we ask the teachers hosting Letters to a Pre-Scientist to each write a blog post, to give the rest of the LPS community some insight into the science education experience in the pre-scientists’ classrooms. Julie Wojnar is participating for the second year, and explains how the mission of LPS integrates into the goals she sets …
by Aliyah Weinstein 
Louisa Savereide, one of our Classroom Coordinators, went above and beyond to give the pre-scientists in Bridget Heneghan’s classroom the opportunity to see science in action – and practice being scientists themselves! – through a field trip to Northwestern University. Last winter, on one of the coldest days in Chicago, I put on about 7 …
by Aliyah Weinstein 
Since the beginning of the year, pre-scientists across the U.S. have been engaging with scientists and expanding their understanding of the world around them. We asked the pre-scientists what they learned about science from their pen pals during the year. Ranging from technical to humorous, we enjoyed this glimpse into the world of science from their point …
by Aliyah Weinstein 
We’re excited to highlight another of our LPS teachers – Marcy Burns, who teaches 5th grade science in Ohio. She and her students are involved in taking what they learn in the classroom and applying it to global scientific questions (how cool!) Here, she describes their experiences, and how their pen pals have helped to …
by Aliyah Weinstein 
As the school year comes to a close (how it’s flown by!), we’re already thinking ahead to the next year of LPS. Leading up to registration opening over the summer for teachers, scientists, and coordinators to sign up for participation next year, we’re excited to start a series of posts highlighting many of the ways this program …
by Aliyah Weinstein 
Scientists like to have fun, and pre-scientists do, too! We talked with Ms. Wojnar’s 5th graders and asked them a few questions about having fun in and out of science. What do you think would be the most fun part about being a scientist? It would be fun to do experiments with chemicals. It would …
by Aliyah Weinstein 
The energy that the pre-scientists feel about Letters to a Pre-Scientist doesn’t only shine through in the letters they write, but in the smiles on their faces when they receive letters, as well. Their teachers build up excitement around the program by planning letter opening parties, when all of the students in the class open their letters at once, and …
by Aliyah Weinstein 
Throughout the year, we’ve interviewed some of the scientist pen pals and teachers for the blog and gotten to know about their lives, their students, and their research. But did you know that there are nearly 450 scientists from 13 countries participating in LPS this year? We thought it would be interesting to see where in the world LPS …
by Aliyah Weinstein 
For our next teacher blog post, we’re excited to hear from Julie Wojnar, a 5th grade teacher from Euclid, Ohio! Hello from Euclid, Ohio! My name is Julie Wojnar and I am a 5th grade science and social studies teacher at Chardon Hills Magnet School in Euclid, Ohio, which is right outside of Cleveland, Ohio. …
by Aliyah Weinstein 
Each month, we are pleased to host one on the blog one of the teachers who is running Letters to a Pre-Scientist in her classroom. This month, Tanique Origgio, a 4th and 5th grade science teacher in the South Bronx, describes her classroom’s first letter opening party! Hi! My name is Ms. Origgio and …
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