STEM Letters
STEM Definitions
Steps in the
Definitions
Definitions
100

S stands for...

Science

100

S is...

Knowledge about the natural world that is based on

facts learned through experiments and observation.

100

Step 1

Question

100

Step 6

Report

100

Aerodynamics 

The study of the properties of moving air and the interaction between the air and solid bodies moving through it.

200

T stands for...

Technology

200

T is 

The use of science in solving problems as in industry or engineering

200

Step 2 

Hypothesis

200

Drag

The action of pulling something forcefully or with difficulty.

200

Buoyancy

The ability or tendency to float in water or air or some other fluid.

300

E stands for...

Engineering 

300

E is 

The process of creating and building structures, products, and systems by using math and science. Engineers solve problems with their inventions.

300

Step 3 

Experiment

300

Thrust

Push (something or someone) suddenly or violently in the specified direction.

300

Displacement

The occupation by a submerged body or part of a body of a volume which would otherwise be occupied by a fluid.

400

M stands for...

Mathematics

400

M is 

The study of numbers and how they are related to each other and to the real world.

400

Step 4

Data

400

Lift

Raise to a higher position or level.

400

Elasticity

The ability of an object or material to resume its normal shape after being stretched or compressed; stretchiness.

500

What other letter is sometimes included and what does is stand for...

A-Art

500

Name the method or process that is essential in STEM

Scientific Method/Process

500

Step 5

Analyze

500

Gravity

The force that attracts a body toward the center of the earth, or toward any other physical body having mass.

500

Kinetic Energy

Movement