Maine STEM Film Challenge - What is STEM?
Q: What are the STEM Fields that I could do a film about?
A: The field has No Limits! Well, almost. It has to be related to STEM and it can't be a skit or an extension of a local science project you did (like growing beans in class). But you can do a film on the way beans germinate, sprout, and grow. Facts folks, facts.
To remind everyone, STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In our case, we are also asking you to incorporate ART, so you may see the acronym STEAM as well.
Here are a FEW of the possible variations available. PLEASE, films must be generic enough that your average youth or adult can understand what you are talking about. It is on YOU to provide the media that can transition people to a point of awareness. Also we expect grade appropriate videos and skill demonstration, so a 2nd grade team won't be judged the same as a college team. Same general idea, but skill assessment will be different.
"Our Friend the Beaver" may be exactly as correct as "Understanding the Impact of the American Beaver on Ecological Development of Wildlife Parks" Depending on your age and intent.
There is also a LOT of overlap. A person studying genetically modified corn is likely studying agriculture, chemistry, biology, microbiology, molecular physics, and who knows what else.
A: The field has No Limits! Well, almost. It has to be related to STEM and it can't be a skit or an extension of a local science project you did (like growing beans in class). But you can do a film on the way beans germinate, sprout, and grow. Facts folks, facts.
To remind everyone, STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics. In our case, we are also asking you to incorporate ART, so you may see the acronym STEAM as well.
Here are a FEW of the possible variations available. PLEASE, films must be generic enough that your average youth or adult can understand what you are talking about. It is on YOU to provide the media that can transition people to a point of awareness. Also we expect grade appropriate videos and skill demonstration, so a 2nd grade team won't be judged the same as a college team. Same general idea, but skill assessment will be different.
"Our Friend the Beaver" may be exactly as correct as "Understanding the Impact of the American Beaver on Ecological Development of Wildlife Parks" Depending on your age and intent.
There is also a LOT of overlap. A person studying genetically modified corn is likely studying agriculture, chemistry, biology, microbiology, molecular physics, and who knows what else.
- Agriculture and Natural Resources
- Natural Resources, research and application
- Technologies
- Crop management
- Genetic research
- Pest management
- Sustainability
- Forest Research and Management
- Wildlife Research and Management
- Biological and Biomedical Sciences
- Biochemistry
- Biophysics
- Molecular biology
- Botany and Plant biology
- Epidemiology
- Genetics
- Microbiology
- Immunology
- Physiology
- Pathology
- Zoology and animal biology
- Computer, Information Sciences, Programming, Data Science
- Computer engineering and architecture
- Computer programming
- Data Science
- Network applications
- Application development
- Gaming and game theory
- Informational technology and support
- Information Sciences
- Integration and integration management
- Workflow management
- Engineering (all kinds)
- Aerospace Engineering
- Agricultural Engineering
- Biomedical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Computer Hardware Engineering
- Electrical Engineering
- Environmental Engineering
- Health and Safety Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Marine Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Material Handling Engineering
- Mechanical Engineering
- Petroleum/Solar/Hydro/Wind/Geothermal Energy Engineering
- Robotics
- Health fields (all kinds)
- Alternative or complementary medicine
- Clinical or medical lab science
- Dental Science
- Diagnostics, intervention, and treatments
- Epidemiology
- Medicine
- Nursing
- Psychiatry
- Optometry
- Osteopathic medicine
- Pharmacy Science
- Public Health
- Veterinary Medicine
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Foundations
- History and biography
- Recreationally mathematics
- Number theory
- Algebra
- Combinatorics and graph theory
- Game theory
- Geometry
- Topology
- Analysis
- Probability and Statistics
- Computational Sciences
- Mathematical Physics
- Physical Sciences
- Astronomy and astrophysics
- Chemistry
- Crystallography
- Earth Sciences
- Meteorology and Atmospheric Science
- Nanotechnology
- Physics
- Psychology
- Cognitive and Perceptual
- Developmental
- Educational
- Forensic
- Sports