STEM - Science, technology, engineering, and math

We are so excited about our new Makerspace Area in our classroom. Our school is focusing on developing our STEM education activities. STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math. A Makerspace is a classroom community area in which the students can go to create and design. There are many types of materials available. Often, creations are in response to a specific problem or question. We hope to stimulate the development of new ideas and inventions.

The four Cs of STEM are: Critical Thinking, Communication, Collaboration, and Creativity. You can often add another C to these, Compassion. Inventions and designs are often created in response to a need to show compassion to others by solving problems and making a better life experience for us all.

The Engineering Design Process in STEM Learning includes: ask, imagine, plan, design, experiment, improve, and share.