PEMDAS
STEM History
Life Science
Physical Science
STEM in Pop Culture
100
In what direction do you solve an equation, like: 6×3÷2
What is "Left to right"?
100
She said, 'Chimpanzees have given me so much. The long hours spent with them... have enriched my life beyond measure’.
Who is Jane Goodall?
100
This process allows plants to make their own food.
What is photosynthesis?
100
This is what a force acting on a stationary object causes it to do.
What is accelerate or move?
100
Moo Deng belongs to this kingdom, which is also the largest of the five kingdoms.
What is the Kindgom Animalia (or animal kingdom)?
200
Simplify 2+3×(4−2)
What is 8?
200
She is the only woman who has received two Nobel Prizes for her work in physics.
Who is Marie Curie?
200
What is the control center (brain) of the cell?
The Nucleus
200
F=ma comes from one of _________’s Laws: Name that guy!
Who is Newton?
200
This movie is famous for its incorporation of valid black-hole physics and just celebrated its 10th-year anniversary.
What is "Interstellar"?
300
Simplify 10−6+2×(8÷4)2
What is 12?
300
Which of the following inventions was NOT created by a woman?
A) The dishwasher
B) Kevlar
C) The circular saw
D) The television
What is C, the television
300
What does DNA stand for? (Get as close in spelling as possible)
What is deoxyribonucleic acid?
300
Convection, Conduction, and _________: This is the third form of heat transfer.
What is Radiation?
300
This famous black physicist graduated with his Ph.D. in Astrophysics but later went on to host and appear in numerous TV programs, such as PBS’s Nova ScienceNow.
Who is Neil deGrasse Tyson?
400
Simplify (2+3) × [42 ÷ (6−2)]−5
What is 15?
400
She is the first African American woman to travel to space after working in the Peace Corps and earning three degrees (two undergraduate, one medical).
Who is Mae Jemison?
400
What is the substance that makes plants green?
Chlorophyll
400
A quantity or measurement that describes both magnitude and direction.
What is a vector?
400
This famous actress from “The Big Bang Theory” has her Ph.D. in neuroscience from UCLA.
Who is Mayim Bialik?
500
Simplify the expression {23×[10−(6÷3)]}÷(6+2)+8
What is 16?
500
A mathematician and physicist, this woman played a vital role in NASA’s space program, calculating trajectories for key missions, including the 1969 Apollo 11 flight to the moon.
Who is Katherine Johnson?
500
What is the study of how environmental and behavioral factors change the chemicals around genes, which in turn affects how genes work?
What is epigenetics?
500
3 x 108 m/s (300,000,000 m/s) is a very important quantity in physics - what is it describing?
What is the speed of light?
Bonus point: Speed of Light IN VACUUM
500
This person is one of the two REAL inventors of the Tesla. (Name either person.)
Who are Martin Eberhard and Marc Tarpenning?