Statistics
Statisticas
Statisticas
Unique Careers
Careras Interesantes
Careras Interesantes
Fun Facts
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Hechos Divertidos
Famous Women
Mujeres Famosas
Mujeres Famosas
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True or False: Female students do NOT perform better on academic tasks when women related to the task are featured on classroom walls.
FALSE
Female students perform better on academic tasks when women related to the task are featured on classroom walls. Why do you think that is?
100
True or False: The job Certified Ethical Hacker is considered a STEM career.
True!
As a Certified Ethical Hacker your job is to hack a company’s network to find where it’s vulnerable so it can be reinforced, keeping non-ethical hackers out. You need to have a robust understanding of computer science, as well as a certification or degree in a related field. Internet security experience is a must, and you should get your certification as a CEH.
100
What does STEM stand for?
Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics
100
On September 12, 1992, she became the first African American woman to travel into space.
Mae Jemison
200
Which STEM field has the most women?
Science
200
What type of engineer conceives, designs, builds, supervises, operates, and maintains infrastructure projects in the public and private sectors?
a) Electrical Engineer
b) Biomedical Engineer
c) Agricultural Engineer
d) Civil Engineer
d) Civil Engineer
Electrical Engineering is an engineering discipline concerned with the study, design and application of equipment, devices and systems which use electricity, electronics, and electromagnetism.
In general terms, biomedical engineers use their engineering skills to advance healthcare and improve the quality of human life.
Agricultural engineering is the field of study and application of engineering science and designs principles for agriculture purposes to improve the efficiency of farms and agribusiness enterprises as well as to ensure sustainability of natural and renewable resources.
200
True or False: ALL students show more understanding of the material when they see women in chemistry textbook images compared to when images only show men.
TRUE
Studies show that ALL students - male and female - show a better understanding of the material when men and women are shown in textbook images.
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200
Who was NASA's first female African American engineer?
a) Mae Jemison
b) Katherine Johnson
c) Patricia Bath
d) Mary Jackson
In 1951, Mary Jackson found employment at the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics (NACA, the predecessor agency to NASA). She worked at the West Computers section as a research mathematician. After several months of “separate and unequal” accommodations, Jackson had had enough. After hearing her complaints, a supervisor invited her to work for him and she accepted. He quickly saw her potential and encouraged her to take engineering classes. In time, she was promoted to aeronautical engineer, making her NASA's first Black female engineer, and developed expertise working with wind tunnels and analyzing data on aircraft flight experiments.
300
How much more do men tend to make than women in the STEM field?
$15,000
Why do you think men make more than women in STEM fields?
300
Which of the following careers is considered a STEM career?
a) Food and Flavor Chemist
b) Graphic Designer
c) Construction Operations Manager
d) None of the above
a) Food and Flavor Chemist
A bachelor’s degree in food science is a must, with a strong knowledge base in microbiology, food chemistry, and other related food sciences. There are many specializations and certifications available to you in this field. You will analyze and improve different methods of food processing and distribution.
300
Who was the first Hispanic woman in space?
Ellen Ochoa was the first Hispanic woman in space on the space shuttle Discovery in 1993 and logged almost 1,000 hours in orbit. As a research engineer, she focused on optical systems. She went on to serve as Director of NASA's Johnson Space Center.
300
The first person to win two nobel prizes and the first woman to win a nobel prize
Marie Curie
400
In 2019, women made up only 24% of the entire STEM workforce. What percent of women make up the STEM work force in 2023?
28%
400
What does a gameplay engineer do?
Gameplay engineers work to design the software programs for video games. Generally, a bachelor’s degree along with a few years of related work experience is necessary to land this type of job.
400
What year did the first American woman receive a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.)?
a)1789
b)1807
c)1849
d)1910
Elizabeth Blackwell became the first woman in America to receive a Doctor of Medicine (M.D.) when she graduated from New York’s Geneva Medical College in 1849.
400
Known for providing NASA the mathematics to figure out the paths for the spacecraft to orbit the Earth and land on the Moon
Katherine Johnson
500
How much more do women in STEM earn compared to women who have careers that aren't in stem?
33%
500
Which of the following careers is NOT considered a STEM career?
a) Pyrotechnics (working with fireworks)
b) Pastry Chef
c) Medical Illustrator
d) None of the above
d) none of the above - all of these careers are considered STEM careers!
As a pyrotechnic engineer, you are responsible for creating these breathtaking shows. To burst into this career, you need a degree in chemical engineering and to pass a safety certification course.
Chefs are considered the artists of the food world. You could say this takes care of the “A” in STEAM education. What about the STEM part? As a chef or flavor chemist, you will be working with the combination of different food groups and ingredients.
Most medical illustrators have a master’s degree from a 2-year medical illustration program. This is a definitive STEAM career, mixing science and art. The work you create will be used in journals for research, patient care, and so many other important areas.
500
Edith Clarke invented the Clarke Calculator, a graphing calculator used to help solve electric power transmission problems. What year did Edith invent the Clarke Calculator?
a) 1904
b) 1921
c) 1937
d) 1943
b) 1921
Before that, problems were solved manually.
500
Which of the following scientists was NOT credited with her discovery of the double helix shape of DNA?
a) Katherine Johnson
b) Rosalind Franklin
c) Marie Curie
d) Kamala Sohonie
b) Rosalind Franklin
In 1951, she was working as a research associate at King's College in London where Maurice Wilkins was leading a research group studying the structure of DNA. He showed researchers James Watson and Francis Crick Franklin's Photo 51 without her knowledge, and the photo ended up being the key to deciphering the structure. However, a Nobel Prize can only be shared among three people at most, and only Watson, Crick, and Wilkins received the 1962 Nobel Prize in physiology or medicine for their work.
