STEM is an acronym that stands for Science Technology Engineering Math. Experts say that there will be over a million jobs in STEM related fields in the very near future. Summarize the article and consider how the concept of student-centered learning was/was not involved in the success of the students’ project. Make sure you include the title of the article in your three paragraph blog response."Star Wars" STEM Classes Captures Kids Imagination.
"Kids need to be ready to operate in a world where there will be even more technology." Adam Hearnsberger, 10, was curious to learn about robots and how they worked in the "Star Wars" movies. The home-schooled fifth-grader said he likes being able to make his own droid work. Vincent Tripoli, 9, had attended other STEM Saturday classes, but he was really looking forward to this one because he's such a big fan of "Star Wars."Kids like to learn about the things that they enjoy, But if they do't really enjoy what they are learning they would not be interested. "I like mechanical things because you can program them and make them move and grab things," said Vincent, a third-grader at Southeast Elementary School in Sycamore. "I wanted to learn how the robots in the movie were made, and I'm having a lot of fun today." This kids WANTS to learn more about what he likes and is also having fun while learning. Joseph Brown, 8, of DeKalb already knows he wants to be an engineer someday. The second-grader at Brooks Elementary School said the Jan. 28 class was his third STEM class, and it already was his favorite.
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