In December, Lifeology ran a challenge to crowdsource content for an A-Z STEAM Careers Lifeology flashcard deck. Our main goal was to help bring more diverse representations of scientists and science-related jobs to kids in underserved communities. We partnered with Letters to a Pre-Scientist – LPS pairs students with STEM pen pals to expand student perceptions about what scientists look like and do at work.
Lifeology believes that no matter where they live, what they look like, or what is happening globally, every child deserves to believe they can become scientists or have a STEM career.
The Lifeology community can use the Lifeology platform to raise awareness of the many career paths and possibilities, ensuring diverse and inclusive representation. (Check out our Women in STEAM flashcard deck as an example!) We are committed to creating educational resources that reflect the diversity of our global community.
In December, we used our social media channels (Instagram and Twitter) to crowdsource card submissions. Each submission briefly described a STEM career and included a selfie or illustration. We hope you enjoy looking at the submissions as much as we did.
We now plan to fill in any gaps and create an illustrated card deck that features many submissions. This resource will be freely accessible to all, the primary audience being educators and students. Thanks to all who took part!
