Empowering Young Scientists
"All of a sudden, science felt like a possibility for me."
"All of a sudden, science felt like a possibility for me."
“He bent over backward to make sure I felt included in the group. All of a sudden, science felt like a possibility for me. If we can get other kids considering science as something that is possible for them, then the world is open to them.”
Jennifer Weinberg-Wolf was the only girl in her third-grade rocket science club. More specifically, she was the only girl who had ever joined the third-grade rocket science club.
As soon as she did, she made up her mind: she would become a scientist. Now an assistant professor of physics and astronomy, Weinberg-Wolf also hopes to make science accessible to elementary school students, just as her third-grade teacher did for her.
With Carolina’s physics and astronomy departmentOpens in new window, Weinberg-Wolf organized Science is AwesomeOpens in new window, an event aimed at encouraging kids to consider STEM fields early on. Nearly 300 fourth-grade students from local elementary schools visited campus for a day of experiments, team challenges and gravity-defying fun.
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This is story number 46 in the Carolina Stories 225th Anniversary Edition magazine.
