STEM is an acronym that represents science, technology, engineering and math. STEAM represents the same four fields but adds in art related subjects. We often get the question of: Why don’t you change to STEAM? Our initial response is, always, we are STEAM and the “A” stands for activity! However, on a more serious note,…
Duncan Rocha is a STEM major who studied abroad in Buenos Aires, Argentina for six months. He put a pause on his physics classes for a semester and focused on studying spanish at local universities. “I have a slightly harder load now for two semesters, but I like physics, so it’s not bad. And the…
On March 9th, Duke and University of North Carolina men’s basketball played in their rivalry game. Within the first possessions of the game, Zion Williamson, the projected number one overall pick in the 2019 NBA draft, blew out his shoe and injured his knee. Williamson is still not playing due to this injury. Following the…
My name is Lauren Chiangpradit and I have been the blog post writer for STEM Sports® since I began my internship here in January 2019. I am a junior sports journalism major at Arizona State University. Coming into this internship I had a concrete base of sports knowledge but was not as confident in my…
When people hear science, technology, engineering and math, they often associate it with difficulty. Kids may be disinclined to take STEM subjects in school due to this long-time stigma. In a study done by the Pew Research Center, 46 percent of K-12 kids did not like science-based classes because they thought they were too difficult….
STEM Sports® has just recently began offering a free curriculum called Buckets & Balls. In this interactive activity, children throw and/or bounce a ball into a bucket from a reasonable distance. The objective is easily achievable using your schools own supply of balls and buckets. When most kids are given a ball, their instinct is…
The average child over the age of six needs at least an hour of physical activity per day. Encouraging kids to have an active lifestyle at a young age will lead to health benefits, a more positive outlook and better performance in school. Approximately 6.4 million kids between the elementary and high school level have…
Disguised learning, also known as stealth learning, is the process of using games and other creative methods to teach young students. The goal is to present STEM curriculum in a way that children feel they are playing rather than learning, which will make them more receptive to the material. The current generation of students have…
Non-native born individuals play a huge role in the United State’s STEM workforce. In 2015, foreign-born people made up approximately 24 percent of all STEM jobs, as they are narrowly defined. Science, technology, engineering and math are virtually universal amongst cultures and have very little language barriers. It is because of this that people who…
Within the next decade, approximately 80 percent of all jobs are going to be in the STEM field. Despite the rise in demand for these jobs, degrees in these career paths are significantly lower than degrees associated with social sciences, especially for students of color. By 2025, there will be approximately 3.5 million STEM jobs…