Introduction

What is the meaning of stem? Well for one it is the acronym we all come to know as Science,
Technology, Engineering and Mathematics. We also realize that it plays an important role in our
everyday lives since 2001, the letters of stem have been a normal part of our educational
vocabulary, hence the target of this senior project.

The Fundamentals of Stem Education and career opportunities

According to livescience.com , Stem is a curriculum based on the idea of educating students in
four specific disciplines. It is addressed in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. Instead of
teaching each letter separately, Stem integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based
on real-world applications. Stem has made a huge impact for us, for example our careers. By
2018, projections estimate the need for 8.65 million workers in stem-related jobs. There are 5
major
careers that affect our lives successfully is: competing by 71%, traditional engineering by 16%,
physical sciences by 7%, life science by 4%, and mathematics by 2%. Surprisingly not all stem
jobs require higher education or even a college degree, only less than half of entry-level. Stem
jobs require a bachelor degree or higher. Seems to me like stem and careers go very well
together. It is save that the avenge advertised starting salary for entry-level stem jobs with a
bachelors requirements was 26% higher than jobs in the non-stem fields.

The Relationship between Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics as foundation of

Stem education

Relationship between STEM

S.T.E.M has a relationship. It has a wide tremendous impact on how future citizens should
should be taught in school and to live in a constant rise of a more complex, world. Sciences
Technology are compared in awesome tremendous ways. The best way to layout the example is
with a table.
Comparison of Technology & Science
Technology Science
Involved with the human world Involved with natural world
Concerned with societys question ,how to
Knowledge created and being created Concerned with what is
More directly involved Knowledge discovered or being
Guided by trial and error or skilled approaches discovered
Derived from the concrete Detached generation knowledge
Concerned about the solution of problems and for its or sake
Application of knowledge to that solution Guided by hypothesis deduced
from
Theory
Concerned with reality and its
basic
Meaning
Now you may think from the table that Science and Technology are different. But there are
symbiotic areas where both overlap to each discipline, stem include 5 major skills.awesome
skills to research a topic develop a project and timeline and draw conclusions from research.
Science skills to break down a complex scientific system into smaller parts, recognize cause
and effect relationships and defend opinions using facts. Mathematics skills for calculations and
measurement. Attention to detail to follow a standard blueprint record data accurately, or write
instructions. Technical skills to troubleshoot the source of problem, repair a machine or debug
an operating system and computer capabilities to stay current on appropriate software and
equipment. There are other comparisons with stem such as the comparison of Technology and
engineering and the comparison of Technology and Mathematics.

The various uses of STEM in everyday life activities.

Now so far in the project Ive spotted some points of stem and careers and the relationship
between each letter in stem. Now I will address how it is important in our everyday lives. Society
doesnt pay attention but it affects our lives more than you think. For example Biology helps
improve our health, quality of life, and understanding of the world around us. Another prime
example of stem major effect is Biomedical Technology such as Biomedically compatible
materials, pacemakers, blood analyses , and life support system , there are many other
amazing examples of our life with stem such as Chemistry, Physics in modern life, farming, If I
could put in my opinion I would say that we take stem for granted. Stem is everywhere. We
need to realize that Science is in our natural world. It may sound like an over exaggerating
statement but stem is basically our Sun, moon and stars, lands and oceans, computers and
smartphones.So many devices we use to designs buildings, roads, and bridges, but it also
tracks today's challenges. Last but not least mathematics, We use it at the grocery store, bank,
tax forms, investments and so much more. In the future stem will affect our children, the
technological age in which they live, their best career options, and their key to wise decisions

Career and Entrepreneurial with STEM opportunities with STEM education

There are a variety of career and entrepreneurial opportunities that exist for those with STEM
education. Of all the career options I researched, Engineering has a great deal of career routes
that are important in our everyday life, such as Architecture Engineering (AE). Architectural
Engineers help create the physical environment in which we all work, live, and play. Did you
know that Architecture Engineers are finding ways to build with recycled items such as old tires,
which make a great waterproof building material? These engineering programs combine
architecture and engineering. People who major in AE learn about the links between designing
and construction. Some of the key characteristics of an AE are being a fan of science and math,
a problem solver, and a creative thinker. If you love architecture and want to consider going into
that field in the future, consider this major. Architectural engineers averaged about $87,130 in
May 2014. The minimum salary was $52,570 for workers and maximum was $128,110. Over the
2014-2024 decade, the BLS, which stands for Basic Life Support, expects civil engineer
employment rates to increase at a faster than the current average rate of 8%. I mainly talked
 about AE in this last paragraph but there are ton of other STEM careers such as; Mathematical
Technician, Natural Science Managers, Museum Technicians and Conservators, Nuclear
Engineers, Nutritionist and Dietitians and many more.
In conclusion, fundamentals of STEM Education and career opportunities have a big impact on
students, giving ideas that can make our lives easier. Science, Technology, Engineering and
Mathematics as foundation of STEM education gives us skills to solve a problem, ability to
design and construct/build so we enjoy the things we love using, playing, and watching. STEM
in everyday life activities should makes us thankful for the things we use such as; cellular
devices, computers, playing football which uses stem with physics; to keep our mind occupied
so we can have things to do when were bored. Also career and entrepreneurial opportunities
with STEM education gives us so many choices for what we want to be when we grow up to be
successful in life.
 References

http://study.com/articles/Architectural_Engineering_Requirements_for_Becoming_an_Architectu
re_Engineer.html

https://bigfuture.collegeboard.org/majors/engineering-architectural-engineering

http://www.sciencepioneers.org
http://www.careerwise.mnscu.edu
https://eric.ed.gov
https://www.careerwise.mnscu.edu
 Data Analysis

Chart evidence retrieved from: https://www.ed.gov/stem