I had the opportunity to return to one of my favorite areas of Virginia during exam week this spring for a busy afternoon with three classes at Rocky Mount Elementary School, a National Blue Ribbon School! As this visit coincided with the students' last day of classes and end-of-year celebrations, the students were particularly energetic. I look forward to returning to Rocky Mount to continue our work!
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I had the opportunity to work with three outstanding second and third grade classes at Robert S. Payne Elementary School in Lynchburg, Virginia. The students asked excellent questions and discussed their favorite books about Mae Jemison and other astronauts! Robert S. Payne's Tracy Proffitt leads a STREAM (science, technology, reading, engineering, art, and math) lab, through which a number of the students have already been introduced to using a microscope to analyze soil samples. Ms. Proffitt also facilitated a meeting with a group of fifth grade girls who are particularly strong in science and math. We discussed their favorite science icons, including Marie Curie, and I shared some of Rachel Ignotofsky's Women in Science illustrations with them.
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Mary-Michael RobertsonI work with young girls in an effort to inspire them to consider futures in STEM careers. Archives
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