Hey, everybody! As a scientist, I am very passionate about STEM and promoting STEM at all levels of education. That's why I've started making these -- crosswords and word searches for every branch of science! The puzzles are meant to be enjoyed by youths, students, enthusiasts, and adults alike!

Although I'm not a teacher myself, I want to do my part in promoting STEM in the classroom. I hope you find these helpful!

Hi everyone! Im a high school student working on my Capstone project— to improve access to STEAM education in underprivileged communities— and i need your help.

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Your input will help create better opportunities for students who need it most. Thanks for your support!

I've been looking for actually good STEM kits but none of them feel, premium or well built. I am more of an engineering guy and a math guy and all the cheap badly built robotics kits just won't cut it, i'm looking for complexity and quality. Any suggestions are welcome, thanks.

Hello, I am a Floridian student, I have all As, and practically the best GPA I could obtain. Outside of a Spanish class, I was not offered (the horrible online Spanish program at my middle school set me up for failure), and I couldn't take Algebra 2 as a Freshman because my parents would not let me double up ): Besides that, I have absorbed all the difficult classes I could take, and got all As, so my GPA sits at a 4.34 out of 5.0.

I go to a very limiting high school, as a sophomore. I barely actually got to pick any classes. There is one AP at the school that I am taking. The main selling point of the school, which got my parents to send me there, was the IB program. So, by my junior and senior years, I will take good classes to achieve my goals, and assuming I maintain straight As my GPA should jump higher.

So, my freshman year and sophomore year were very lacking academically compared to many of my competitors outside of my school and across the nation (spoiler, I want to go to MIT). Though I've taken on lots of extracurriculars in my downtime to make up for this. While I have time. I would say I am very passionate about these and do love them outside of the grind, though some I sadly have fallen out with.

HM: I am NJHS as far as Middle School goes.

1. Robotics Club Founder. My school had no Robotics Club, so I started one! It is very beginner-level and is a class. I only see maybe a smaller tournament done in the next one or two years. I want to focus on really teaching students at my school to code and invent. Many of these students want to go into engineering, yet don’t know how to work anything to do with robotics, which typically has lots of overlap. So, this club prepares them and gives me a chance to do something special. Recently, it was advertised by the school, and I couldn’t be happier.

2. Robotics Club, Member. Recently I have joined a very exclusive robotics team, top five worldwide for their assorted competitions. I left a good impression at the first meeting, and maybe by my senior year I could run the show. That will take a lot of work, but being in this club alone is an achievement.

3. Physics Class. The only true academic elective for the sophomores at my school was anatomy. Which, I wasn’t very content with. So, I got a guidance counselor of mine to keep an eye out and look at all the at the time freshman. He and other faculty then went to the IB physics teacher, and they proposed a sophomore honors physics class. Which he happily accepted to teach. In other words, I mentioned for a physics class and got it. I’m also very happy about this. I love the subject.

4. I am a member of the Student Council! I ran for president twice and lost twice to a few unfair reasons (and some fairer), but I have still managed to stay on through cuts and look good in the eyes of my peers/officers. I’m playing a bit of politics to ensure I get on the executive council, eventually lol. But, in general, a lot of my work has become prevalent in homecoming prep and other projects. I’ve made a name for myself!

5. Reputation wise freshman year I wasn’t the best. Basic, loud, fat, squeaky voice. A lot of that has changed. I got in trouble a bit too. Anyways, I’ve flipped myself back into me, and not some copy of some old friend I had. People like me now. I’m connecting and repairing burnt bridges.

6. Charity. I’ve been working with a Tanzania-based charity, where I may have the opportunity to go to the country and observe the design and engineering of the newer (and self-sustainable) wells being made. I also get the chance to meet the engineers behind it! This will happen a bit in the distant future though. I have also aligned myself as the vice president of basically a charity volunteer club at my school/

7. Ambassador! I am an ambassador at my school. Fancy name and I give tours. Generally exclusive, invite-driven club, so I'll take it as a win.

8. Model UN. I’d say I’m very well at researching and debating. If I wasn’t so in love with STEM, I’d become a lawyer. I will join the club this year, and I am excited for it.

9. Sports. This is a lot.

A. Wrestling, yikes. Mixed feelings. Yet never again. For context, in seventh grade, I was severely depressed due to stress, anxiety, and underperformance in school. Many of my friends in this small school had also been mutually mean, and we drifted away. Alone, I sat at my old bully’s table to eat, and we bonded. Though, he truly rubbed off on me. I became mean and loud, and my grades didn’t improve. People asked me why I changed, and I deflected the truth. By the time I got to high school, I wasn’t friends with this kid, let’s call him Tom. Through Tom’s influence, the new me he had crafted stook onto me like the black suit on Spider-Man. I had a big ego and was unwilling or unmotivated, maybe arrogant or just blind to change. I had some charisma, though I hadn’t hit puberty yet (lmao) so that washed away quickly. Tom went to a school far from mine, he was also a wrestler, so when some of my less kind friends strafed for the wrestling room, I did too. Joined the team. Lost 23 pounds, my sanity, reputation. Like most wrestlers, I was constantly injured, concussed, and lacking nutrition. I became insanely bipolar. It took all my time, that could’ve been devoted to academics or healthier sports. I will not be doing this anymore at all. By the end of the year, I cut off Tom’s influence from me. And I hope to consider myself a better person now. I’m three inches taller, my voice is normal for my age, and I am kinder. Mostly thanks to wrestling ironically. I don’t know if I would’ve changed without it.

B. Tennis. Promising. By my junior year, I will probably be more competitive and successful with it. I just need someone to train me.

C. Cross Country or Track. I have been left with a lot of spinal-related pain, damage, and issues post-wrestling. So, I gained some weight, nothing too dramatic (just need to workout again), but my back has gotten stronger and overall motor control has returned to my body. I will probably join one of these sports, and see where it goes for fun. Maybe get more competitive and go for varsity.

10. I’m looking for many internships, opportunities, jobs, and research positions now. I’m eager to learn anything in physics, CS, or engineering. If you have anything for me in the Florida-Tampa area, send it my way!

11. A buddy of mine and I are trying to start up a YT channel. I’ve DREAMED OF THIS; every kid has since Dan TDM was popular. It will focus on STEM content. I will also branch out to TikTok from there. This is exciting.

12. I BEEN ON THE MATH TEAM WOOOOO

13. Debate Team. I’m looking into starting a debate team at my school. I don’t need to be necessarily active, and I’m helping a friend find it. But, for my barren school, it's notable.

What else should I do? What should I stick to, try out, drop, etc for my goals which I will talk about below …

I want to go to MIT and study some form of engineering. I’m not sure what field yet, but MIT is a dream for me due to its superior education and connections (and reputation in general).

Depending on what career path I take, I truly do want to go into entrepreneurship. I want to start up my own company and live my luxuries while still contributing to science. This goal relies on connections a lot.

These goals are blurry. I just know I love engineering indeed, and I want to start something big. However, right now I think setting my trajectory specifically for MIT in general is a safe and satisfactory bet. Though, I am open to many other interpretations. So, looking at what I have now, what do I need to focus on and improve to get where I want to be(besides my SAT and ACT lmao)?

To whatever poor soul read all of this, thank you, and God bless.

I attempted to create bacteria that can survive in alcohol.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZZxa4OmTafk

I would rather not waste our time in a topic that we aren't interested to. It's more preferable if we change topics wherein everyone of us is eager to pursue. So I am in need of help in developing research topics that aren't too hard to conduct given that we only have a limited time. THANK YOU VERY MUCH IN ADVANCE!!

Hey y'all, me and my friends created a STEM Discord Server! It's very small and casual right now but feel free to join!

https://discord.gg/YV2VQxBtHH

Research Program, Internship, and Mentor Opportunity!! Join us at The SuperDISCOVERY! Toronto's premier all-girls & non-binary virtual research symposium open to students of all ages, happening from August 9 to 11. Immerse yourself in a weekend of learning, research, and networking with technical and career-building workshops, networking opportunities, and chances to win amazing prizes. No prior research experience? No problem! We’ll equip you with everything you need to succeed, whether you’re a beginner or seasoned researcher. This year, we’re going international and virtual, so you can participate from anywhere in the world!  Why Attend? Over 36 hours, you’ll have the opportunity to: Take part in a research project you’re proud of Network with our sponsors Learn technical and career-building skills through workshops Receive limited-edition SWAG Compete for a prize pool exceeding $70 000  You can also apply to become an INTERN, MENTOR, or JUDGE! Individuals of ALL GENDERS are invited to apply.  NOTE: LET ME KNOW IF YOU SIGN UP!!!(it's for my internship with them)      DUE DATE: AUG 1 SIGN UP NOW!!   https://www.eventbrite.com/e/the-superdiscovery-superposition-torontos-all-femalenon-binary-symposium-tickets-942935895647?aff=MichelleZhang 

Hey! We are doing a survey about the increase in interest of women in STEM fields and the ratio of women and men in STEM. We're also including other gender as well. It would be really appreciated for you to fill it out! It takes max 2 minutes. Sharing the link to other STEM students would also be appreciated! Here is the link: https://forms.office.com/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=hfFpVS_SE06YUM5bGrzS6JVTb-QLpfhIpD6UxO8c_K5UMEhNR1BQNDZDSlgyVjVNRUtZQ1dDQUxVMi4u

https://forms.office.com/r/67kWmxHY0d

Students of STEM, If u guys can take 2 minutes to fill this form for a statistics project it will be greatly appreciated, thx <3

It is essentially asking for your gender, major, GPA and the reason you chose STEM. The goal is to compare gender comparison over the last 5 years (2020-2024)

For context, i’m a high school student about to enter my senior year. I’ve always been strong in science and specifically biology. Now that I have to seriously consider a career, i’m finding it difficult to pick a plan since biology is such a broad degree. I would like to do molecular biology, but I look up molecular biologist jobs and they are poorly paying. On the other hand, research science pays way better. But I don’t understand why I can’t just be a research scientist for molecular projects? Do they not go hand in hand? From my understanding research scientist is a broad career that caters to your scientific specialty. Please give me any recommendations for careers to research with a biology/biochemistry degree!

I am working on a Super Theme Day of STREAM Projects for kids. The average age of the kids will be around 8 years old, but there will be some 4-5 year olds as well.

Does anyone have any ideas that would be safe and interactive for the kids?

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This is my very first microcontroller project (ESP32) and it was a lot of fun! This annual clock is based on something I saw on kickstarter a while ago. The clock slowly advances ~1-degree a day and you can see the year progressing in a whole different way. Just in the 3 weeks I've been working on it has advanced 20-degrees and it gave me an interesting perspective on what % of my year went by in a very intuitive way,

It was a great learning experience and got help from this community too--thanks! If anyone is looking for a simple project that has a fun deliverable, take a look. I think it'd be perfect for STEM programs starting at middle school.

https://www.instructables.com/Annual-Clock-Experience-Time-on-a-Wider-Scale/

I am definitely open to feedback for any part--hardware, software, instructions, etc--so please share anything that you think would help get more people to be successful with projects like this!

Does anyone know of lesson plans that have a similar vibe to Odyssey of the Mind / Destination Imagination? We are an inquiry-based summer enrichment program for elementary and middle-school kids and have a week-long unit on flight in June. I'm trying to think of a "grand challenge" that kids can work on over multiple days. Most of the flight projects I've seen are either very kit-based and not that creative or too simple (e.g. different types of paper airplanes/kites). I remember the actual process of DI/OM as being very interesting and liberating as a kid, and I liked how we built everything ourselves instead of having parents wave the magic wand (even if the result might have been more wow). I'd actually love to plug in DI/OM-ish blueprints to a lot of what we're doing, but all I can find are sign ups for the current challenge. We're on an island in Croatia, btw, so we can't really call on local groups, makerspaces, etc.

Know a high school student interested in astronomy and/or space sciences?

The International Association for Astronomical Studies (based out of Star Haven Observatory located in Strasburg, Colorado) is expanding our student research team to include an expanded collaboration program for students outside the Denver area.

IAAS research team students conduct and participate in actual astronomy and space science research for many government agencies, educational institutions and private sector space sciences organizations using astronomical and space sciences research equipment and processes. After completion of the research for the projects, they also get credit for their work as part of the research.

Submit your application for the group via our application form - join.iaas.org.

More information on the IAAS is located on the group's Facebook page (FB.com/iaasorg) or on our website at IAAS.org.

The IAAS, a 501(c)3 organization originally founded in 1977 by a space sciences educator has a 45+ year track record of success in the student astronomy and space sciences research fields.

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Hi everyone!

I'm doing a research project using Redcap as part of my graduate studies to see if minority representation in the media affects persistence in STEM majors.

Due to the research topic, the target demographics would be those who are:

• Over the age of 18
• College students
• Identifies as an ethnic minority.

No personal data will be collected such as name, email, or phone number.

Participation would be greatly appreciated.

Link:

https://redcap.mercy.edu/surveys/?s=T787FAPMC7DDRNHC

I would be more than happy to complete a survey as well (of course) Thank you again!

I am working on my MBA capstone project, which deals with STEM education for homeschool families and homeschool co-ops. If you have been involved with homeschooling or are currently homeschooling, could you take a few minutes to fill out this 9-question survey? Please also feel free to share the form link with anyone you know who is involved with homeschooling. The more people that fill it out, the better! Thank you for your help.

https://forms.gle/g2qkowJhRqU928WW6

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hello! I'm starting senior highschool soon and i was wondering if STEM has an entrance exam or some sort if so what topic/subject should i expect? Since im not the brightest person i would like to study in advance

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Hello, so we are soon starting our capstone in which we have to create an end product. But the thing is the ideas we want to pursue are already existing, so we want to know if there are known "gaps" in these technology that we can improve on??? (Also please recommend a great website for finding already existing studies cuz I think that's what is hindering us the most)

So we have these topics

1 pee power

2 gravity as a renewable Energy Source

3 eco friendly ink

Any help would be appreciated

If STEM is the collection of the career fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. Is a science or math teacher a STEM job or does it fall under the field of teaching. Always been curious about it.

Hi, I'm looking for any influencers in STEM that have a small enough following that they may be interested in being in an interview for my STEM organization. Any ideas?

I made a cyborg hand and it works fine, but the ring things you put your fingers in just doesn't clip on. And when I use it they fall of so easily. Can anyone help?