STEM

Science-focused curriculum

STEM is an acronym for science, technology, engineering, and mathematics, used as a category for education and careers in these fields: STEM education, STEM jobs, women in STEM.

The term gained prominence in discussions of workforce development and educational policy. (Lowercase stem is a plant part or verb.)

education

science

Systematic study through observation

curriculum · learning · program · initiative · literacy · coursework · classroom · teaching · pedagogy

skills

coding

Writing software instructions

computation · problem-solving · innovation · research · laboratory

career

jobs

Positions of employment

occupation · field · industry · sector · pipeline · talent · recruitment · hiring

policy

funding

Supplying monetary resources

outreach · diversity · inclusion · equity · underrepresented · women · minorities · gap · pipeline

Categories
Opposites
academic discipline category

STEMhumanities

Study of culture

liberal arts · arts · social sciences · fine arts · literature

plant anatomy

STEMroot

Underground absorbing structure

roots · flower · leaf · blossom · fruit

flow direction

STEMlead to

Bring about as consequence

result in · cause

Phrases
Family

stems, stemmed, stemming, stemless, unstemmed

Familiarity
Top 200,000
Profile
Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Rated G