STEM: True or False

STEM was introduced in 2001

• True

• False

The 'E' in STEM stands for Electrical

• True

• False

National Science Foundation first use the term SMET instead of STEM

• True

• False

According to ed.gov, the average payout of STEM jobs is 70% more than the national average.

• True

• False

The term STEM was adopted/created by Rita Colwell and her colleagues in NSF

• True

• False

Nowadays, STEM is slowly changing into STEAM. The 'A' is Agriculture

• True

• False

John Maeda, former president of Rhode Island School of Design championed STEM into STEAM education.

• True

• False

National Science Foundation first use the term STEMTEC during a project at the University of Massachusetts Amherst.

• True

• False

In the early 2000s, CAHSEE started a winter program for students in the Washington, DC area called the STEM Institute.

• True

• False

In Australia, school event such as Go Girl Global helps to develop STEM.

• True

• False