Greatest Thinkers in STEM
The dynamic and diverse STEM workforce provides students with countless real-world examples of people who look like them solving problems and building success. Spotlight unique space innovation leaders in STEM and empower the next generation of changemakers.
Thinking About STEM
The Discovery Education STEM Careers Coalition (SCC) has released a curated collection to spotlight innovational professionals in STEM working on solving the worlds biggest problems. Follow along as the SCC demonstrates how you can introduce your students to STEM with over 200 resources designed to uncover students' STEM skills to activate future solution seekers. Our exciting content includes resources ranging from hands-on student activations and lessons to the extensive database of career profiles and family activities.
Thinking About Careers
Introduce students to exciting problem solving careers with these curated profiles. Students can go on the job with real professionals working in a wide variety of industries.
Microsoft
Data Scientist
Data Scientists use curiosity and attention-to-detail to “wrangle” massive datasets in search of patterns and information that can help companies solve problems. Data science careers are available in almost every industry, incorporating machine learning, computer science, and other state-of-the-art tools.
IF/THEN Initiative
Top Executive
Top executives lead organizations or companies to implement their goals, plans, functions, or services. They envision the future of the company to maximize resources and make sure that its potential is fulfilled. They can be true visionaries who want to use their company to effect positive changes in the world. They are often quite passionate about what they want to accomplish for the company.
Procter & Gamble
Scientific Communications Manager
Scientific Communications Managers study the science used to create consumer products and find effective ways of presenting this information so that colleagues and consumers can understand. They help companies develop and manage scientific data and oversee the communication of this information.
ASME
Senior Scientist
Senior Scientists are research specialists who work within businesses to support the adoption of new technology and innovation through research and development. They are leaders who can manage teams of other scientists, while effectively collaborating with a wide variety of other teams.
Stanley Black & Decker
IT Audit Director
IT Audit Directors make sure that businesses are adequately protected against cyber risk by assessing and managing the company’s technical infrastructure and processes. They are up-to-date on all the latest technologies needed to ensure businesses are safe for both the company and the customer.
Thinking About STEM in the Classroom
Explore timely and relevant ways to connect STEM thinking to students’ everyday lives with flexible, easy-to-implement activities. Spark creativity and collaboration in any learning environment.
Health
Product Health
Students will reevaluate the consumer packaged goods in their everyday lives through the eyes of a Product Design Engineer. They will collaborate to solve a need in the marketplace using the design thinking process, then complete a SWOT analysis on their product idea.
Learning
Machine Learning
Students will use the skills of an Artificial Intelligence Research Scientist to help solve a problem in any field of their choosing. They will examine issues in their chosen industry and explore how AI and machine learning could be used to optimize new solutions.
Digital Citizenship
Our Virtual Selves
Students are reminded of the importance of individual citizenship in sustaining a healthy community, including in the digital world. They will collaborate and brainstorm to create a digital citizen “passport” that helps reinforce the need to be kind and responsible members of our community.
Learning
Video Game Design
Students use the ever-popular world of video games to explore computational thinking and diversity. They will create custom-designed video game characters in their image, then develop their own original code to create some cool character movements.
Health
Move It!
Students examine the importance of regular physical activity in achieving their best lives. They will brainstorm activities that increase breathing and heart rate, before finally envisioning a redesign for their classroom that would create space for physical activity.
Learning
(Artificial) Intelligence
Students explore the concept of artificial intelligence (AI) and the way in which it affects their daily lives. After researching the impact of AI on one career area, they will debate its benefits and risks. They will ultimately apply what they have learned to craft their own opinion on the role of AI in today’s society.
Hands on STEM Activities
Bring real-world career paths and activities to life in the classroom with STEM-related activities that can be used to facilitate a STEM Careers Coalition Volunteer Visit
Consumer Packaged Goods
Packaging Matters
Discover the difference between consumer packaged goods (CPGs) like food and personal care products, and “durable goods” like appliances and electronics. Students will innovate an existing CPG, complete with new packaging designed to attract more customers.
Cyber
Cobot/Human Collaboration
Learn how robots can be used as a tool for creating innovative solutions in everyday human life. Students will explore the possibilities of cobots, then design a unique collaborative task involving humans and cobots working together.
Technology
Learning like Machines
Artificial Intelligence is profoundly important to the development of all areas of STEM. Guide students through a valuable exploration with the concept of machine learning, which enables students to prepare, test, and optimize their own data sort.
Technology
Testing the Code
Demonstrate to students how computers “think” using sets of precise detailed instructions. Students can have some fun learning about the power of coding by performing quality assurance testing for the creation of an imaginary computer game.
Consumer Packaged Goods
CPG Innovations
Take a closer look at the consumer packaged goods (CPGs) pervading students’ lives. After exploring the various types of materials used in CPGs, students will design a product of their own that is packaged in a way that is both sustainable and profitable.
Recycling
Package Redesign
Reevaluate the everyday products you love by considering the effectiveness of their packaging, then explore your own improvements.
Thinking about STEM at Home
Take advantage of downtime anywhere with STEM-related activities for the whole family. Find fun ways to engage students in project-based learning and self-guided investigation.
Exploration and Discovery
Virtual Adventure
Become a family travel agency and virtual tourists for a day by planning a journey to a special destination anywhere in the world.
Health
Get Your Heart Pumping
Breathe new life into daily wellbeing by designing simple 15-minute exercises that help encourage one hour or more of physical activity per day.
Learning
Fueling Dreams
Stay practical in achieving your goals by thinking about purchasing your own vehicle, and how long that would take you to accomplish.
Communities
It’s a Small World
Explore the science behind community planning by imagining the potential a limited space has to support a large population.
Digital Citizenship
Left to Your Own Devices
Consider the amount of time you commit to social media in order to gain new perspective on the value of communication in your life.
Digital Citizenship
T.H.I.N.K. Before you Post!
Reinforce responsible and effective online communication by creating a thought-provoking Paper Slide Video that you can share with others.
Learning
Playing Card Programming Design Challenge
Bring the power of programming to life around the house with a fun activity that combines creative storytelling and computational thinking.
Health
Body and Sole
Use yourself as an example to understand the remarkable capacity of human beings to walk great distances throughout their lives.
