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    The STEM movement began in the 1950s in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik and the start of the Space Race, which led to the creation of NASA and increased focus on science and technology education. In subsequent decades, advances like the personal computer and mobile phone highlighted the importance of STEM fields. By the late 1990s and 2000s, studies showed STEM education was key to economic prosperity and solving global problems, leading to initiatives in the US and other countries to strengthen STEM curriculum.

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    The STEM movement began in the 1950s in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik and the start of the Space Race, which led to the creation of NASA and increased focus on science and technology education. In subsequent decades, advances like the personal computer and mobile phone highlighted the importance of STEM fields. By the late 1990s and 2000s, studies showed STEM education was key to economic prosperity and solving global problems, leading to initiatives in the US and other countries to strengthen STEM curriculum.

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    The STEM movement began in the 1950s in response to the Soviet launch of Sputnik and the start of the Space Race, which led to the creation of NASA and increased focus on science and technology education. In subsequent decades, advances like the personal computer and mobile phone highlighted the importance of STEM fields. By the late 1990s and 2000s, studies showed STEM education was key to economic prosperity and solving global problems, leading to initiatives in the US and other countries to strengthen STEM curriculum.

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    The STEM Movement:

    A Brief History
    Outline
    The Rise of STEM
    1950s: the Space Race
    70s and 80s: Technological Advancements
    90s and 2000s: STEM as a Response to Global Needs
    The Rise of STEM
    Many attribute the start of STEM in the USA and
    its response to the space race

    1957: The launch of 1958: Creation of 1969: Apollo landing


    the Russian satellite NASA and the start of on the moon
    Sputnik. USA space program
    The Rise of STEM
    The 70s and 80s continued to see a push that encouraged
    science education and technological advancements

    1975: First PC 1982: First artificial heart


    (Apple 1) transplant

    1973: First mobile 1981: First Space Shuttle


    phone call Launch
    STEM as a Response to Global Needs
    The late 90s and early 2000s, several key studies showed
    the link of STEM education and economic prosperity
    2005: Key report in USA
    emphasized links between
    STEM and solving societal 2013: Aquino signed K-12
    problems program into law

    2001: NSF coined 2009: Obama administration


    the term “STEM” announced the educate to
    innovate initiative, focusing on
    revising curriculum for STEM
    education

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