For the second year, ComEd is sparking curiosity among Chicagoland high school students by bringing STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math) education to their homes through ComEd STEM Home Labs. The program was created during the COVID-19 pandemic to safely continue to bring STEM programming and mentorship to Black and Hispanic students, as women and people of color continue to be dramatically underrepresented in STEM fields. ComEd engineers and Dr. Kate Biberdorf, also known as “Kate the Chemist,” led nearly 100 students in three virtual “build days” over the last week, as they participated in a simulated mission to Mars by solving STEM-related challenges that included building their own Mars Rover. Students received ComEd STEM Home Lab kits with materials needed for the three build days. Over the course of the build days, students worked to build mini, wirelessly-controlled rovers, coded for the rovers, and installed cameras to find the lost rovers and explore Mars. STEM programming and mentorship at an early age are keys to pursuing these career opportunities. According to Pew Research, Black and Hispanic workers also continue to be underrepresented in the STEM workforce. Black workers make up 11 percent of the U.S. workforce overall but represent 9 percent of STEM workers, while Hispanic workers comprise 16 percent of the U.S. workforce but only 7 percent of all STEM workers.