STEM education is becoming increasingly popular in our school systems.
Students often take STEM classes and participate in STEM activities at
school. What is STEM and why is it so important? Read on to find
out!
Math, science, engineering, and technology have traditionally been taught as
separate subjects. STEM education, however, takes these subjects and
integrates them with one another to create meaningful, hands-on activities for
students.
Students of all ages can participate in STEM activities. Examples of
STEM activities include growing crystals, making volcanoes, building rockets,
growing plants from seeds, conducting surveys, graphic the results, using
telescopes and microscopes, coding a computer, and more.
When students participate in STEM activities, they are actively engaged in
their learning. They are doing more than just listening to a lecture,
taking notes, and being bored.
STEM education also prepares our students for the future. Students who
participate in STEM activities at a young age often discover an excitement and
passion that fuel a desire to go to college.
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