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Part 1: Engaging students not interested in STEM You might be realizing at this point in the year that you’re having a difficult time engaging with your pre-scientist. From our experience, this is primarily for one of two reasons: Your student is not interested or thinks they’re not interested in STEM. Your letters are not …
by Jenelle Whitman 
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 a letter that stood out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make letters …
by Jenelle Whitman
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 a letter that stood out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make letters …
by Jenelle Whitman 
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 have in the pen pal program, and what those experiences mean to them. Since every student is matched with a different STEM professional, every relationship is …
by Lucy 
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! Everyone belongs in STEM; an interview with longtime pen pal Sam Sharpe 2020 Year in Review LPS Best Practice: Include photos and …
by Jenelle Whitman 
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 PhD, moved to a new job at NASA, then a new job back at my PhD institution, and am now looking at perhaps my final …
by Jenelle Whitman 
I’m Nicola and I’m a medical research scientist based in the UK and this year is my sixth year involved with the LPS program. A lab colleague suggested it to me during my PhD, as I was already heavily involved in outreach programs, and thought it would be something that would interest me. Most of …
by Jenelle Whitman 
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real letters written by STEM professionals. We asked our 2019-20 LPS teachers to pick a letter that stood out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make …
by Jenelle Whitman 
I don’t remember how I came across Letters to a Pre-Scientist in 2014; maybe a friend posted it, or maybe a lab colleague suggested it as a cool outreach opportunity. I just remember that I found out too late to participate that year, so all I could do was read the newsletters and wait until …
by Jenelle Whitman
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real letters written by STEM professionals. We asked our 2019-20 LPS teachers to pick a letter that stood out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make …
by Jenelle Whitman 
When Macon Lowman and I founded the Letters to a Pre-Scientist pen pal program back in 2010, we had a simple goal: get students talking to scientists. Macon wanted to connect her 6th-graders to mentors who could show them the wide world of possibilities available to them through science–and education more broadly. “Most of my …
by Jenelle Whitman
The goal of this blog series is to provide STEM pen pals with inspiration and ideas from real letters written by STEM professionals. We asked our 2019-20 LPS teachers to pick a letter that stood out to them and tell us why. We hope this series serves as a resource for pen pals to make …
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