Call to Action for Young Professionals!

Calling all young professionals from varied fields! 

Here’s an example of a recent #STEMLens that shared by a talkSTEM team member. What do you observe in her photo? What other questions come to your mind? We’d love to hear!

Here’s how it works:

1. Look around you and be curious. Pay attention to the questions that come up during your daily routine. Things like, “Why does water from the dishwasher cling to plastic containers more than glass or ceramic ones?” or “What is the optimally efficient size for a load of laundry?” Don’t worry about trying to answer the questions – the goal is to encourage thinking and seeing through a STEM viewpoint. Further investigation is wonderful, but not required!
2. Take a picture. Grab students’ attention with a quick snapshot of whatever peaked your curiosity. 
3. Add your observations and/or questions. Mark up your photo with quick diagrams, arrows, or anything that helps students see what you see (and wonder what you wonder). 
4. Share! Post your photo on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with #STEMLens and tag talkSTEM (Facebook – @talkSTEM, twitter/instagram – @talkingSTEM). 

That’s it! These four simple steps will help talkSTEM build a library of photos that inspire students to see STEM all around them. This engagement is especially important now that students are outside of their typical classrooms and routines.  At talkSTEM, we are growing our community so that, together, we can build a rich and fascinating library of real world STEM connections that teachers and other educators can easily use. We partner with a wide range of youth-serving organizations so that we can achieve impact.

This is your opportunity to be a virtual mentor to elementary, middle, and highschool students during a time when they need the most support. You have a STEM mindset – now help grow more!