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    STEM Is Everywhere

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    Subject: STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math)

    Lesson Length: 30 - 40 mins

    Topic: STEM Components and Careers

    Grade Level: 6, 7

    Standards / Framework:

    Brief Description: Students will explore a future career that interests them.

    Know Before You Start: Students should be familiar with the areas and aspects of STEM.

    Comic 1

    Comic 2

    Hook:

    • What is your favorite component of STEM and why? 

    Activity:

    • Read and discuss the sample comic.

    • Explain that the comic does not feature a STEM career, but rather explains how STEM relates to the chosen career.

    • Students will create five-panel comic discussing and explaining the following:

      • The career.

      • Why the career is of interest.

      • How STEM is related to the career.

    Closure:

    • Have students share their comics illustrating a career and how it is connected to STEM.

    Differentiation:

    • Allow students to use the speech-to-text feature.
    • Allow students to use the voiceover feature to read their comics aloud.

    • Provide examples of STEM careers from which to choose.

    • Provide sentence stems, e.g., "I want to be a ____. I want to be a ____ because ____. STEM relates to the career because ____.)"

    Resources:

    • Comic to print or display: Comic.

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