What is STEM?

What is STEM?

5th Grade · STEM · 45 min

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Learning Objective

I can describe the purpose and process of STEM.

  • 1

    An engineer is someone who designs and builds things like machines, systems, or structures to solve a specific problem.

  • 2

    When working, engineers ask themselves: What is the problem? Who has the problem? And why is the problem important to solve?

  • 3

    Henry Ford, a mechanical engineer, made cars more affordable, and Marissa Mayer, a software engineer, is the president of Yahoo.

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