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Sending science majors into elementary schools helps Latino and Black students realize scientists can look like them

  • Written by Dieuwertje J. Kast, Director of STEM Education Programs of the Joint Educational Project, University of Southern California
Sending science majors into elementary schools helps Latino and Black students realize scientists can look like themA student's drawings of a scientist upon starting and after completing the Young Scientists Program.USC Young Scientists Program, CC BY-NC-ND

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After taking part in hands-on STEM lab experiments as part of a youth science program I coordinate, Latino and Black students...

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