STEM in Arts, Entertainment, and Food
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Grades: 6 - 12

Focus Area Description:  Videos highlight practitioners utilizing various aspects of STEM applied in the arts, entertainment, and food industries.

Our current library of 21 videos in this Focus Area are available in the “Related” column to the right; to view them click a thumbnail and become a member of Educate.Today.

To see sample videos in this area of the collection, click any of the titles below:

New November 2022! The Process of Creating Ice Cream Using Liquid Nitrogen
Other Samples:
How My Work Embodies STEAM
The Art and Science of Beer


 
Quick Ideas for Using our STEM Arts, Entertainment, and Food Videos:

  • Use the videos as a conversation starter for a class discussion on a topic related to STEM.
  • Use the videos with journal prompts for students to write about as they respond to/reflect on content included in the video.
  • Use the videos to make cross-curricular connections with the topic areas highlighted in each video.
  • Use the videos with lesson plans you create that have students develop their own STEM-focused video on an arts, entertainment, or food subject of their choice. Share the videos that students create on the school district website or other public forum of your choice.
  • Provide the videos for students to view independently to satisfy their own curiosity/interest in the topic highlighted.
  • Have students view videos to identify STEM concepts they see in action. These can be shared in class discussion or through a student worksheet or journal entry.
  • Have students include insights gained through the videos as part of their projects, papers, and presentations on a STEM-related subject by:
    • interpreting and/or summarizing what they saw and learned in the video.
    • citing quotations from the expert in the video.