Physical Sciences Scholars programme (run by Bucknell University)

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Suitable for 14-19-year olds (secondary and high schools, and college), this article and accompanying activity sheet can be used in the classroom, STEM clubs and at home.

This resource links to KS4 and KS5 Chemistry, Geology and Physics.

It can also be used as a careers resource and links to Gatsby Benchmarks:
Gatsby Benchmark 2: Learning from career and labour market information
Gatsby Benchmark 4: Linking curriculum learning to careers

This teaching resource explains the Physical Sciences Scholars programme run by Bucknell University in the US. The programme helps students of chemistry, physics and geology make the transition to professional scientist and is specifically aimed at low-income students.

This resource also contains an interview with the programme leaders, Professors JiaJia Dong, Karen Castle and Mary Beth Gray.

The activity sheet provides ‘talking points’ (based on Bloom’s Taxonomy) to prompt students to reflect on the programme and links to find out more.

This resource was first published on Futurum Careers, a free online resource and magazine aimed at encouraging 14-19-year-olds worldwide to pursue careers in science, tech, engineering, maths, medicine (STEM) and social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy (SHAPE).

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