Investigating
STEM Skills curriculum integrates the design skills and introductory
STEM concepts from the discovering and designing courses. Investigating
STEM Skills was designed with an 18-week semester instructional schedule
in mind. The activities are intended to highlight the three primary
elements of manufacturing: tools, materials and processes. As always,
this guide is intended to be used and customized by educators to meet
the specific needs of students within unique instructional settings.
This STEM course is a basic introduction to engineering for all students. Students who complete this course will learn the concepts needed to develop their ideas into solutions that will improve our lives. Exciting hands-on learning activities like data comparison of heart rates, rating consumer products, destructive testing and 3D solid modeling will apply math, science, history and English content from other courses in a STEM experience.