Test-Drive Exciting STEM Careers

Want to help youth choose which future STEM careers are for them? This resource from Science Buddies helps youth learn more about science and engineering careers and “test-drive” their interest in certain careers by trying one of these science experiments related to popular STEM career paths. Many kids are interested in popular science and engineering careers they hear about, but do they know what it’s really like to go to work in that career? What kinds of tasks, projects, and experiments does someone in that job really do? Trying out projects, experiments, and activities related to specific career paths is a great way to help students more clearly understand different science and engineering fields. This kind of exploration also helps students see that within the umbrella terms “scientist” and “engineer,” there are lots of interesting and exciting career paths and opportunities!

Science Buddies has paired 10 popular STEM careers with exciting hands-on activities that make it fun for kids to test-drive careers of interest. Which ones will they enjoy most?

Link: Test-Drive These STEM Careers