Steam is an acronym for talents related to science, technology, engineering, art, and mathematics.

The history of Steam first comes from the early 2000’s when children were significantly failing in these subjects, which was a great concern, as there was a great need for employees in the field.

Engineering, Construction. Picture: Canva

Why is this day so important around the world?

• It strengthens a country – countries with more Steam workers have more innovation.

• It promotes important subject areas, in the future there will be minimum job opportunities and Artificial Intelligence will take over most tasks, but with Steam, careers will be around a lot longer.

• It creates a fun environment, most people remember a mathematics class or science class not just because of the difficulties faced but because of the method used to solve the issues.

?? Today is #NationalSTEMDay!??

It’s an occasion to spark curiosity, encourage learning, and inspire young minds in #STEM (#science, #technology, #engineering, and #mathematics).

We’d love to know what you have planned! ?? pic.twitter.com/9mjF9m6I0E

— STEM Hub (@rtcstem) November 8, 2024

There has also always been a need to get more females into the field of Steam, as it was a more male-dominated career for many years, and still is.

Parents are highly encouraged to get their children into Steam subjects or hobbies from a young age, to get first-hand experience of the wonders that science is and the potential it has, there are various options for after-school or pre-school activities for children to participate in, and maybe one day they will become the next inventor of something great.

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The prospective job opportunities are endless with a high chance of learning and growing your skills at the workplace, a few main opportunities are:

• Astronomy;

• Biology;

• Chemistry;

• Computer programming;

• Computer science;

• Earth sciences;

• Engineering (all types);

• Geology;

• Information technology; and

• Marine Science

Today we celebrate all our scientists doing the work for the earth, and may there be many more advancements to assist the human race.

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