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December 3, 2012Dear Sir or Madam:My name is David Waterhouse and I am the Project Lead for this year’s Diversity STEM Essay Contest. I want to thank you for your interest in this year’s Contest thus far. We have spent a lot of time working and preparing to bring a rewarding experience to you and your students. We have had a tremendous response thus far, and are now ready for the next stage of the contest where we release the essay prompts. The students should pick one of the prompts included on the attached page.The following guidelines should be observed when writing the essay:Title Page (Must include student’s name, school, and grade)Bibliography, at least 1 source in MLA or APA formatLength: Middle School – 400 to 600 words, High School – 500 to 700 wordsDouble SpacedPlagiarism will result in automatic eliminationThese prompts have been designed to get students thinking about diversity and how it impacts the world around them. Having a discussion in class to get ideas bubbling would be a great way to kick-start the contest. These prompts are open-ended and it is important that the students explore the topics introspectively in addition to any research they perform. Many may not have had much exposure to thinking about diversity or STEM, but we hope that with your help we can open a door to exploration for them.Please note the following dates:Essays due to BoeingNo later than March 1st, 2013Notification of winnersStarting April 19th, 2013Awards CeremonyTo be announced Essays should be sent to:David WaterhouseRe: Essay Contest – (Boeing Focal’s Name)The Boeing CompanyRt 291 & Stewart Ave MC P23-03Ridley Park, PA 19078Thank you for your time and efforts in exploring these topics with your students. I hope the discussions you have with your students are exciting and fruitful, and that the experience of participating in the contest is rewarding for all. Please feel free to contact me with any questions you have regarding the essay prompts, or the contest in general.Sincerely,David WaterhouseThe Boeing CompanyDiversity STEM Essay Contest Lead610-591-3869david.l.waterhouse@ Focus your essay on the topic of diversity, with STEM being secondaryRemember that Diversity includes race, gender, thoughts, religion, etc. STEM is defined as Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. It could include algebra, medicine, aerospace engineering, computers, iPads, and so on.Middle School Essay Topics400-600 wordsDescribe something unique about you that you believe helped you contribute to a project in a helpful way. How do you think this might apply to others in your group?Choose an inspiring individual who overcame a disadvantage to make a significant contribution to the STEM fields and describe their challenges and successes briefly. How can you apply their story to your own experience in school and outside of school?Think about a service or product like the iPad or Xbox 360. Teams of hundreds of people came together to create these products. How do you think diversity lead to the success of the product? Why might it be useful to work with someone who views the world differently than you when designing a product?High School Essay Topics500-700 wordsImagine you are tasked to design a new product such as an iPad. Your team consists of you and 99 clones of yourself. How do you imagine this team selection will affect the development of your product? How might a diverse team of you and 99 other individuals fare differently?As the future leaders of tomorrow, how do you think diversity and STEM will be beneficial to your generation’s success? Along those lines, how has the worldwide access provided by the Internet and airplanes changed the landscape of the work environment?Write an essay exploring the role of diversity (both differences you can see and those you can’t) on STEM. For example, consider the effects of Hurricane Sandy, and how the socio-economic differences between individuals affected their experiences. How might those differences manifest themselves in the pursuit of STEM, specifically in the study of climate change and global weather patterns for this example?Discuss the difference between elements of diversity you can see versus those that you can’t. How might individuals in a group respond to those differences as they emerge? Discuss how some of those sources of diversity (at least 1 seen and 1 unseen) can be powerful contributors to the study of STEM. ................
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