STEM/STEAM

In the U.S., the majority of adults who both do and don’t work in STEM-related field say they like science and math, according to a new study by the Pew Research Center. More STEM workers (66 percent) have said they like these subjects, however, than non-STEM workers (45 percent). Link to main story: Sounds of […]

A lot of science goes into building a great acoustic guitar. For example, students must analyze malleability, weight and other composition factors when picking the wood to make their own instrument. CIO News: Making virtual connections Students can learn this specialized manufacturing—along with the necessary chemistry, algebra and engineering—from the STEM Guitar curriculum and the […]

With just over 100 K12 students and the closest 1,000-student district nearly 100 miles away, Colorado’s Arickaree School District utilizes e-learning technology to create virtual classrooms. In particular, it collaborates in synchronous online learning with the 1,800-student STEM School Highlands Ranch near Denver. Link to main story: Sounds of STEM education “When you are small […]

Mechanics can make at least $60,000 per year. That’s why schools have started fine-tuning their automotive tech programs to make them ideal vehicles for STEM instruction. Using automobiles to teach science and math principles was the original STEM, says Trish Serratore, president of the ASE Education Foundation, which works to prepare the auto service workforce. […]

Too many students graduate high school unprepared for college and career. There is a disconnect between what they know when they leave high school and what they are expected to know when they enter college and the workplace. They lack vital communications and critical thinking skills as well as real-world experiences. So, how do you […]

Fertilizing “floating” plants with nitrogen-rich fish feces provides real-life chemistry, biology and engineering lessons to high school students working in Baltimore Polytechnic Institute’s aquaponic laboratory. Students manage four 200-gallon tanks of tilapia and yellow perch (which provide the fertilizer) as well as two 15-foot plant beds of fruits and vegetables. Because this required constant water […]