Learning Connections
In Defined STEM, learning connections represent a simple way to tie STEM careers to everyday curriculum. Each connection is a self-contained unit containing a career based video, objectives, guiding questions, and additional resources. In addition, each connection is tied to state educational standards.
Social studies / Economics Connection List
- Advantages of Robotic Space Exploration
- Animal Care Versus Human Care
- Aquaculture and Farming
- Artificial Intelligence in Modern Society
- Automation in the Workplace
- Buying Materials for the Ares I Rocket
- Calculating Price Per Item when Buying in Bulk
- Calculating the Cost of Energy
- Careers Designing Rockets
- Careers based on cultural and geographic characteristics
- Careers with Animals
- Coins and Their History
- Combining Wind Farming and Agricultural Farming
- Construction of a Cylindrical Water Tank
- Cost Considerations in Running a Flower Business
- Creating a Market Niche for a Restaurant
- Culture and Sound
- Debating Animal Racing
- Debating the Necessity of a Lunar Base
- Designing a Cycling Racecourse
- Designing a Restaurant Menu
- Determining a Gemstone's Value
- Economic Factors and the Cost of Ice Cream
- Economic Impact of Electronics’ Recycling
- Economic Issues Related to the Creation of Maglev Trains
- Economics and Professional Cycling
- Economics and Space Architecture
- Economics and the Olympics
- Economics and the baking business
- Economics in a Restaurant
- Economics of a Shuttle Launch
- Flowers and Economics
- Foresters and the Environment
- Forestry Practices in Developing Nations
- Geography, economics and croissants
- Government Monopolies
- Government’s Role in Protecting Endangered Animals.
- Historical Development of Airboats
- How Governments Choose a Contractor
- Inflation and Business
- Justifying the Expense of the Ares Documentary
- Landfills and the Environment
- Marketing a New Car Concept
- Mass Transit Debate
- Mathematics and Purchasing for the Ice Cream Business
- Metals and Coins
- NASA’s Budget/A Relative Comparison
- Operating an Aquarium Business
- Planning a Budget for a Western Movie
- Political Reasons for the Development of the Ares Rocket
- Politics and Funding for Rockets
- Practical Applications of Productivity Measurement
- Protecting Marshes from Human Interference
- Societal Issues Surrounding Exploration of Mars
- Space Technology and Innovation
- Technology and Running a Customer Service Call Center
- Testing Bicycle Safety
- The Business Elements Behind Creating Restaurant Menus
- The Business of Advertising
- The Business of Designing and Selling Sunglasses
- The Business of Promoting New Ice Cream Flavors
- The Business of Running a Veterinary Clinic
- The Business of Running a Zoo
- The Business of Running an Animal Hospital
- The Cost of Rocket Fuel
- The Economic Benefits of Accurate Weather Prediction
- The Economic Cost of Protecting Animals
- The Economic Impact of Building an Underground Tunnel
- The Economic Impact of Hurricanes
- The Economic Impact of Lightning Strikes
- The Economic Impact of Rocket Design
- The Economic Impact of Tornadoes
- The Economics Involved in Building a Bat
- The Economics Involved in Creating Downtown Gardens
- The Economics Involved in Running a Restaurant
- The Economics of Feeding an Expanding Population
- The Economics of Non-Revenue Sports
- The Economics of Recycling Electronics
- The Economics of Technology
- The Economics of a Rocket Launch
- The Future of Telescopes
- The Importance of Correct Food Measurement for Feeding Animals
- The Job of a Forester
- The Limited Life of Fossil Fuels
- The Logistics of Putting Together a Professional Bike Race
- The Politics Involved with Deep Space Exploration
- The Politics of Manufacturing and Selling Computers
- The Politics of Protecting Endangered Animals
- The Skateboarding Industry
- The Social Arguments for Robotic Space Exploration
- The economics of cell phones
- Transporting Flowers
- Using Mathematics when Operating a Restaurant
- Wheels and Economics
- Windsails and Geography
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