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
A student's drawings of a scientist upon starting and after completing the Young Scientists Program.USC Young Scientists Program, CC BY-NC-NDThe Research Brief is a short take about interesting academic work.
The big idea
After taking part in hands-on STEM lab experiments as part of a youth science program I coordinate, Latino and Black students...