Deshanee Barnes

S.T.E.M stands for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics. This term is used

when addressing education policy and curriculum choices in schools to improve competitiveness

in science and technology development. The s in stem stands for science which is needed

because science helps prove facts. Science is used for many different reasons such as proving a

hypothesis to be true, predicting things about the universe, answering unknown questions, etc.

Science is mandatory for the world because it also helps improve it. For example, many

medications and cures are found and invented with science which saves many lives from diseases

such as Malaria. Science is used every day for new discoveries and more improvements. Without

science, we would be clueless about almost everything. The t in stem stands for technology

which is needed because technology helps make the world go around. Without technology we

wouldnt have phones, television, microwaves, and so much more. One of the great uses for

technology is when its used in hospitals. We have x-ray machines and surgery devices to help

people get better and survive. The e in stem stands for engineering which is needed because

engineers provide residences, buildings, bridges and other infrastructures that make life easier.

Engineering even provides computers which is used every day. Lastly the m in stem stands for

mathematics which is needed because it is used for many different daily tasks. Such as counting

money, adding and subtracting, and telling time. Math is used for almost everything and one of

the greatest things its used for is to teach at schools. Stem is important because it is used in

every daily activity all around the world. Careers that use stem are Aerospace Engineers, Health
Services, Administrators, Agricultural Scientists, High School Teachers, Airplane Pilots, and

Industrial Engineers.

Each part of stem is related in many ways. For example, math can reveal what scientists

discover by helping them find relationships between an experiments hypothesis and the data that

is collected. By using statistics, scientists can use data as evidence to either support or dispute

their original theories. Without the application of math, proving or disproving scientific theories

would be impossible. In order to accurately determine calculations is the result of the

relationship between math and science. Another relationship between stem is engineering and

math. Calculus is used by engineers to determine rates of change such as acceleration or weight

changes. An engineer who designs packaging knows that a product of a certain weight must be

packaged in groups of no more than 10 because of their weight. Using calculus, an engineer can

calculate both the optimum number of objects per box, plus the optimum size of the box. The

next relationship with stem is technology and science. They both involve the study of the world

around us. For example, scientists use robots made by engineers to go up into space to find new

discoveries and answer questions. Another relationship is math and technology. The numbers that

are used in math is used in technology to get answers. Math is used in technology in many ways

such as in computers, on cars, and in banks. The next relationship is engineering and technology.

Engineers use technology all the time. For example. They use it when they are building bridges,

cars, gadgets, electronics, and building homes.

We encounter stem everywhere in our daily lives. Everywhere you go or look stem is

being used. For example, we encounter stem at school while we are being taught. Science is
taught at every school. They teach us about Earth and what goes on in it. They teach us about

outer space and what happens up there. Science is mandatory for our lives because without it

humans would not know basic things. At school math teachers are teaching us and preparing us

to learn how to add, subtract, multiply, and divide. Not only is math used at school, but it is used

at home. Say if you are baking a cake. You will need math in order to know how much baking

soda, sugar, and cups of milk you will need. That is called measuring which is a type of math.

Engineering is happening every day. Many engineers develop new /improved products. This

process applies to the development of many different products, such as chemicals, computers,

helicopters, and even toys. The bridges and roads we drive over every day are because of

engineers. Engineers help make our lives easier. Lastly, technology is encountered every day as

we use the computers, watch videos on our phones, and tell the time on our fancy watches. Every

year technology improves. Technology saves energy because it does most of the work for us. For

example, back in the day in order to find information you had to go the library. Now all someone

has to is look it up on the internet.

A couple of careers that use stem are biochemist and an industrial engineering technician.

A biochemist studies chemical processes and chemical transformations in living organisms. In

order to do this, science is needed. Biochemist scientists research experiments. While doing that

they use the scientific method to make an observation, have a hypothesis, experiment, and lastly

achieve an observation. Biochemists also study the immune system, the expressions of genes,

isolating, analyzing, and synthesizing different products, mutations that lead to cancers, and

manage laboratory. They do all of this in a science lab. Biochemists need to have the abilities of

designing and building laboratory equipment which is engineering. They study the effects of
foods, drugs, allergies and other substances on living tissues. That is another example of using

science. Next is industrial engineering technician which is the use of engineering and

manufacturing technology to make production faster, more simple and efficient. Industrial

Engineering also collects data and make bar diagrams to see their progress which they use math

for. Technology is a huge use in this field. In order to build their products technology such as

computers and android robots are used to help. In conclusion, these are just a few working fields

where stem is greatly needed.