First Generation Low-Income Students: Representation in STEM

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Inspiration

Aware of the gender gap in STEM, I discovered that only 9% of students from low-income families reached the ACT's science and math benchmark. In addition, first generation students from low-income families rarely major in STEM fields due to imposter syndrome, lack of financial and family support. The website's purpose is to educate about these issues.

What it does

The informative website educates the public about the STEM gap between first generation low-income students and the reasons for this STEM gap. The website proves explanations, resources, and solutions to help solve the STEM gap for first generation low-income students, or income students in general.

How I built it

Using open-source coding website Replit, I created a Repl to program a website in HTML, JavaScript, and CSS.

Challenges I ran into

Challenges I overcame were programming the resource and info page as those pages were the most time consuming compared to the other pages. In addition, inserting the favicon was difficult and took a while and the fact generator was difficult to code for me.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I'm proud that I learned how to insert a favicon using HTML and insert animations using CSS.

What I learned

I learned to program animations in CSS, create a favicon using Canva and a favicon converter, and to add colors other than solid colors using hex values.

What's next for First Generation Low-Income Students: Representation in STEM

I hope to continue efforts for first gen low-income students by making DIY STEM kits at my high school and potentially teach or tutor students in STEM subjects such as computer science or electronics!

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