STEM Careers
What is a STEM career involving space?
Astronomer
Astronaut
How do you plan for a build?
Think ahead about steps and draw out, talk about, and decide what you are going to make.
What does STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math.
A ramp is an example of what simple machine?
Incline Plane
What is a prediction of the outcome of an experiment?
Hypothesis
What is a STEM career where you work with animals?
Zoologist
Wildlife Biologist
Veterinarian
True or False: You can use the Engineering Design Process in all your subjects at school.
True
How do people use technology every day?
Computers, cell phones, ipads, television, etc.
Sound travels in __________________
waves
What is the last step of the scientific method?
Communicating results.
A person who builds things would fall under what catergory of STEM?
Engineer
Why is the EDP a good tool to use?
It provides a good system to use to solve complex problems and create solutions that work.
What do you study when you study science?
The natural and physical world.
What is collaboration
Working together
What is a procedure to test an hypothesis?
Experiment
What is a STEM career where you look in the dirt for things?
Archiologist
Geologist
How is the Engineering Design Process different from the Scientific Method?
Engineering Design Process has steps that help you plan and create something.
Scientific Method has steps in which you conduct an experiment to test your hypothesis.
What does an Engineer do?
They identify and solve problems, create designs and test them, work with many different people to collaborate, and document all work.
What is the 3D shape of a circle
Sphere
What is the first step in the Scientific Method?
Observation
What is a STEM career where they solve crimes?
Forensic Scientist
Explain the Engineering Design Process (hint: 7 steps)
Ask, Imagine, Plan, Create, Test, Improve, Share
Why is it important to learn STEM?
You learn problem solving, communication, teamwork, and critical thinking...all while solving real world problems.
We have 3 types of rocks can you name 1 type?
sedimentary, metamorphic, Igneous
How do you create a testable hypothesis?