🪴 Linda's Letter 🔭
Hello, February! I have BIG NEWS to share this month! Last fall I entered my ongoing mealworm research in the National STEM Challenge. I was named a National STEM Finalist in December, and I submitted a video about my research for the final round of judging. I really hoped I would become a National STEM Champion... AND I AM! I am so proud of my research and so honored to be recognized as a National STEM Champion! In April I will present my research at the National STEM Festival in Washington D.C.
In January I visited Kilby Elementary School in Woodbridge, Virginia, and spoke to the gifted classes. I brought Darwin and one of my current experiments with me. The students were amazed that mealworms can eat styrofoam! They had great questions for me and I loved sharing science with future STEM leaders! Big thanks to Kilby Elementary for welcoming me!
I'm excited to say I'm fully booked for school visits through the end of the year! I am also booked to speak at ten public libraries through the spring. Darwin and I are so excited!!
In January we finally got some snow! The science behind igloos is really cool. Ice has low thermal conductivity, so your body heat stays in the igloo and warms the space. Cool!
Be brave and dream big!
💙Linda
