STEM Education: Science Fair Projects Are Most Effective When Questions Are Open-Ended

Summary: Science, Technology, Engineering, Art, & Math (STEAM) Education Encourages Exploration STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, & Math) curricula was a new concept ten years ago when I took my middle school kids to the INTEL International Science and Engineering Fair (Intel ISEF), the world's largest international pre-college science competition which was hosted at the Indianapolis Convention Center. Meandering through the rows…