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 / Technology and civilization Connection List
- A History of Space Shuttle Flight
- A History of U.S. Space Disasters
- Advantages of Robotic Space Exploration
- Advertising and Mass Media
- Airboat Safety
- Artificial Intelligence in Modern Society
- Automation in the Workplace
- Avionics and the Apollo Missions
- Culture and Sound
- Difficulties in Detecting Intelligent Life in the Universe
- Environmental Advantages of Solar Power
- History of the U.S. Space Program
- Increasing Knowledge of the Solar System
- NASA’s Budget/A Relative Comparison
- Political Reasons for the Development of the Ares Rocket
- Responsible Use of Technology
- Robots Improving Safety
- Security Concerns with Recycling Computers/Electronics.
- Social Advantages of High Rise Buildings
- Social Advantages of Noise-Cancelling Headphones
- Social Benefits of Creating a Lunar Habitat
- Society and Barbie Dolls
- Space Exploration in History
- Space Technology and Innovation
- Technology Related to Feeding Astronauts in Space
- Technology and Eating in Space
- Technology and Society
- Telescopes and Future Civilizations
- Telescopes and the Search for Extraterrestrial Life
- The Constellation Program
- The Cost of Rocket Fuel
- The Dangers of Spacewalks
- The Debate between Manned and Robotic Space Missions
- The Economics of Technology
- The Evolution of Computers
- The Evolution of Rocket Insullation
- The Future of Telescopes
- The History Behind Designing Sunglasses
- The History of Car Design
- The History of Noise Cancelling Headphones
- The History of Telescope Design
- The History of Telescopes and Space Discovery
- The Politics of Manufacturing and Selling Computers
- The Process of Assembling a Computer
- The Science of Media Ratings
- The Social Arguments for Robotic Space Exploration
- The Social Impact of Smaller Sound Systems
- Toys As Culture
- U.S. Mass Transit Systems
- Uses of Satellites
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