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THE EVOLUTİON Of STEM OVER THE YEARS
PAST
If we look back in history, we will notice that STEM was present from very early on.

In about 3,000 BC, man invented the wheel. Using the laws of physics, this great invention made people's everyday

lives easier, while today it is the base of most machines we use daily.

İnventions by STEM in the past;

1- wheel     2-steam engine.

3-bulb        4-telephone,

5-aircraft  6- radio,

7-penicillin  8-paper

9-compass

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PRESENT

In our everyday lives, we can see, touch and use hundreds or maybe thousands of products, apps, and devices that became real thanks to STEM. Some

of them are really easy to spot:

for example, STEM helps us connect with people from all over the world through the Internet, phones, etc.Thanks to new scientific methods, more powerful pieces of farm

machinery are created, genetically engineered hybrid plants produce more food, and new, more powerful fertilisers are being developed daily. Food is more plentiful and of better quality.

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FUTURE

Teaching STEM is about using hands-on experiences, providing students with tools to unravel and enhance their potential to impact the future. STEM teaching objectives need to be adapted and updated, in order to advance STEM education and initiate problem-solving through science.Future STEM students

will be guided from an even earlier age into understanding and using technology

in a class context. The educator’s challenge in class already

entails teaching students that technology is a tool to develop problem-solving capabilities, both in a team and during independent study. Educators, can for example employ project-based learning

in order to identify the tasks that will enhance students’ interpersonal skills and abstract thinking.

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What are 21st-century skills?

It is important to note that there is no clear consensus on what skills should be included in the category of 21st-century skills. The term itself represents a list of skills that students need to acquire for work, life and citizenship. Let’s look at some proposed skills.For instance, Tony Wagner suggests seven survival skills:
ØCritical thinking and problem-solving;

ØCollaboration and leadership;

ØEffective oral and written communication;

ØAccessing and analysing information;

ØCuriosity and imagination;

ØInitiative and entrepreneurialism;

ØAgility and adaptability.

Learning and innovation skills

(better known as the 4C’s);Information, media and technology skills; Life and career skills.Even though there

are some differences in approaches, some

skills are on almost every list, such as critical thinking, digital literacy, and communication.

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we need to ask ourselves how

we can make Science, Technology,

Engineering, and Mathematics more appealing to students.The answer is to engage students in real-world STEM problems.
We should use 21st-century

learning models (hands-on learning, collaboration, etc.)

we should engage students by giving them problems they

want to solve because both the question and the answer are relevant to them. STEM is not about making students solve

numerous equations for the sake of solving them, instead, they should learn how to think scientifically and critically

when observing the world around them. They can apply that to any everyday activity: by calculating the number of calories they burned coming to school from their homes on foot or understanding how their breakfast can impact their school performance.

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Connecting STEM Activities To Real-World Problems In Different Subjects

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Connecting STEM Activities To Real-World Problems In Different Subjects

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PRİMARY

It is never too early to start with

STEM education.

According to Forbes magazine:

“The years from birth through

primary school comprise a particularly rich time for encouraging  the growth of curiosity and creativity necessary in later life for careers related to Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM). Fostering STEM learning

at an early age helps children develop a can-do attitude toward careers in these fields.”

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The Value of An Interdisciplinary Approach to STEM

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The Value of An Interdisciplinary Approach to STEM

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An interdisciplinary approach relates to more than one category of knowledge  In education, interdisciplinary teaching

refers to teaching across different

subjects. It is based  incorporating

knowledge and skills from more than one subject in order to enrich the overall educational experience. There are many benefits of

interdisciplinary approach, such as:

•It helps students to think critically,

•Develops their lifelong learning and problem-solving skills

•Increase passion for learning and

develops communication and

creativity, just to name a few.

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Each subject in STEM

(Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) are interconnected, so instead of teaching Mathematics as separate from Technology or Science,

they can be taught together to

resemble the use of knowledge in real life. Most STEM teaching in primary education is already interdisciplinary. This is very

important, because it fosters a lifelong love for learning and for science.
While it can be rather difficult to find real-world interdisciplinary activities for students in secondary education, teachers in primary education can explain STEM

through everyday activities such as doing your laundry or by creating fun toys such as a string phone.