Categories: News

STEM Sports® equips students for science, tech, engineering and math careers with athletics

Historically, it’s a no brainer. Survey kids and usually most of them will tell you they prefer a P.E. class over a math one.

When it comes to STEM – science, technology, engineering and mathematics – education, those subjects tend to pale in popularity overall. Educators find students have more difficulty retaining those concepts, which are crucial in many daily applications and jobs.

If only there was a way to harness the approachability of sports and use it to make those subjects approachable as well.

Phoenix-based STEM Sports does just that. Since 2016, it has provided standards-aligned K-8 curricula that enhance students’ STEM skills with sports as real-life applications to teach those subjects.

Read More on AZ Central

Lauren Chiangpradit

Recent Posts

Sports Rhythm STEM Activities: Teaching Cadence, Timing & Feedback in K–8

The STEM Hiding Between Every Movement Watch a rowing crew closely and something remarkable happens.Eight…

6 days ago

Sports Friction STEM Activities: Teaching Grip, Traction & Materials in K–8

Friction Is the Force That Keeps the Game Moving A basketball player plants one foot…

2 weeks ago

3D Printing in Sports: Teaching Engineering, Geometry & Design Through Additive Manufacturing in K–8

What If Sports Equipment Could Be Built Differently? Look inside some of today’s most advanced…

3 weeks ago

Sports Acoustics STEM Activities: Teaching Sound Waves, Decibels & Stadium Design in K–8

Before the Snap, STEM Is Already Making Noise A quarterback walks to the line of…

1 month ago

Educators Helped Us Get Here: STEM Sports Named a 2026 Best of STEM Award Winner

There are awards that look good on a shelf. Then there are awards that mean…

1 month ago

Sports Weather STEM Activities: Teaching Heat, Forecasting & Data Through Sports in K–8

The Forecast Is Part of the Game Plan Before athletes step onto a field, court,…

2 months ago