SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, ENGINEERING AND MATHEMATICS (STEM) DEFINITIONS
Definitions of science, technology, engineering and mathematics (with help from the Cambridge Dictionary and Indeed.
Science
Careful study of the world around us. Watching, measuring, and doing experiments, and developing theories that explain the results of these activities.
Science subjects include biology, chemistry, medical science, physics, computer science, psychology and the social sciences.
Technology
Using the knowledge we get from science for practical uses, including for communications, power and energy, manufacturing (making things), food, medicine and transport.
Engineering
The design or building of machines, engines, electrical systems, or large structures such as roads or bridges.
There are lots of different types of engineering, such as mechanical, electrical, chemical, civil and environmental engineering.
Mathematics
The study of numbers, shapes, and space. Mathematicians usually use a special system of symbols and rules.
There are different types of Mathematics, including accounting, calculus and economics.
Remember:
Most people in STEM jobs will use skills from more than one of these at a time! Engineers need math, technology needs science.... and so on.