Why do kids need to see themselves as scientists?

Why do kids need to see themselves as scientists?
The recent Xtreme5 Teen Tech Summit exposed 100+ Philly youth to science and technology careers: “Everybody, every type of person, has been and could be a scientist.”

By Sarah Huffman / STAFF
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Students watch a drone at the Science History Institute.

(Photo courtesy of Xtreme5 Teen Tech Summit)

Groups of middle and high schoolers gazed up at the sky on Friday morning, keeping their eyes on a little blue drone flying around the Old City parking lot.
The students were anxiously waiting for their turn to fly the drone as part of the Xtreme5 Teen Tech Summit powered by Grace3 Technologies and hosted by the Science History Institute.

The summit gave kids the opportunity to try VR headsets, use drone technology, take a tour of mobile command centers and explore the exhibits at the science history museum.

David Cole, president and CEO of the Science History Institute, said the goal was to get kids interested in science through storytelling. He said he also wanted the kids to see that scientists are not just the stereotypical older white men in lab coats. During his opening remarks, Cole told the story of Dr. Percy Julian, a Black scientist who helped make hydrocortisone a household name.

“One of our goals is also to give them experiences today where they understand that everybody, every type of person, has been and could be a scientist,” he told Technical.ly.

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