Audience: Middle School Students What if humans were able to sustain themselves on different planets long term? Photo by Vinay Tryambake from Unsplash Introduction Imagine having to leave your home and adjust to a new environment. New friends, a new school, and new surroundings. That would be difficult enough. But what if you had to leave the planet? Astronauts who go on long-term missions face this challenge. Not only is it a mental adjustment, but it is an extreme physical test. As we...

Audience: Middle School Students [That strange feeling when you know you’ve seen this before, but you also know you haven’t.] Photo by Buddha Elemental 3D from Unsplash Introduction: Why Studying Déjà Vu Matters Have you ever scrolled through your phone, looked at a social media post and thought, “haven’t I already seen this before?” but the post is brand new. That’s some classic déjà vu . Déjà vu is defined as a feeling of having already experienced the present situation. Understanding déjà...

This article features Yosan Bereket (Grade 12) from the Website Design Team. They work on redesigning and organizing sections of the STEMpathize website, as well as working on weekly projects. Each week, “the interns get assigned a role each week like leading a project or they get assigned a section of the site to fix." Yosan likes their team director, who asks them weekly icebreaker questions to get to know the interns. Additionally, Yosan enjoys how they work with people their age. Yosan’s...