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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!

How much area of this roof is covered in shade? Does the amount of shade change throughout the day? Does a house with more shade have a lower electricity bill than a house with no shade?

How much area of this roof is covered in shade? Does the amount of shade change throughout the day? Does a house with more shade have a lower electricity bill than a house with no shade?

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). 
  • 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! 
  • Look around you and be curious.

  • Take a picture. Grab students’ attention with a quick snapshot of whatever peaked your curiosity. 
  • Take a picture.

  • 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). 
  • Add your observations and/or questions.

  • Share! Post your photo on Facebook, Twitter, or Instagram with #STEMLens and tag talkSTEM (Facebook – @talkSTEM, twitter/instagram – @talkingSTEM). 
  • Share!

    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! 

    Please sign up to join our community and receive notifications about new content. We share perspectives of thought leaders in the STEM learning ecosystem as well as talkSTEM’s original content. It’s all designed to engage and inspire our youth and to grow strong STEM ecosystems everywhere!




    Please sign up to join our community and receive notifications about new content. We share perspectives of thought leaders in the STEM learning ecosystem as well as talkSTEM’s original content. It’s all designed to engage and inspire our youth and to grow strong STEM ecosystems everywhere!




    Please sign up to join our community and receive notifications about new content. We share perspectives of thought leaders in the STEM learning ecosystem as well as talkSTEM’s original content. It’s all designed to engage and inspire our youth and to grow strong STEM ecosystems everywhere!




    Please sign up to join our community and receive notifications about new content. We share perspectives of thought leaders in the STEM learning ecosystem as well as talkSTEM’s original content. It’s all designed to engage and inspire our youth and to grow strong STEM ecosystems everywhere!
    Please sign up to join our community and receive notifications about new content. We share perspectives of thought leaders in the STEM learning ecosystem as well as talkSTEM’s original content. It’s all designed to engage and inspire our youth and to grow strong STEM ecosystems everywhere!
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    Dr. Koshi Dhingra has dedicated her career to STEM education and is passionate about having every child live up to their potential. Seeing a lack of girls and other underrepresented youth in STEM programs, she founded talkSTEM in 2015 to address the imbalance. She has a doctorate in science education from Teachers College, Columbia University, has years of experience teaching in graduate and undergraduate programs, and has held leadership roles in universities. She advises and collaborates with a broad range of educational institutions globally. Dr. Dhingra began her career teaching science in middle and high school in New York. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband, three children, and two dogs.

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