National STEM/STEAM Day – November 8

On National STEM/STEAM Day, students can celebrate the day using these resources featuring statistics about STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) and STEAM (science, technology, engineering, arts and math) careers and more.

From College to Jobs: Pathways in STEM Warm-Up Activity Who are STEM workers? Use this resource to explore the characteristics and educational levels of STEM related workers. Students can learn the college majors STEM workers chose and how much they earn. Among the facts they’ll discover: About 30% of STEM workers had a bachelor’s degree in engineering and median earnings of $102,200.

Where to Next: Exploring STEM Careers Kahoot! Game Did you know that the most common STEM occupation is software developer? Test your students knowledge of STEM careers with this Kahoot! game. Students can learn things like the estimated number of statisticians in the U.S., the median earnings of fulltime bioengineers and biomedical engineers and more.

Plan ahead: Check out our resources for Geography Awareness Week (November 15-19), Thanksgiving (November 28)  Holiday Season, Wreaths Across America (December 19) and Crossword Puzzle Day (December 21). Use our Monthly Highlights page to plan your month.

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About Statistics in Schools

Bring your lessons to life and boost the civic and statistical literacy of your students with resources from the U.S. Census Bureau’s Statistics in Schools (SIS) program. Whether you teach math, geography, history, sociology or English, explore more than 200 free and engaging materials for K-12 students that use census data.