STEM Chapters

Science, technology, engineering and math are key subjects to study in today's rapidly changing, technology-based society. They are also great subjects for interesting stories.

What is Late Potato Blight and how does it destroy the plant and its tubers?

When the movie is made in the US, it causes friction with the British because it was a British, not an American, crew that retrieved the Enigma machin...

New technology allows exploration of the Titanic and other ships.

The seven dwarfs are probably adult miners who suffer growth problems due to mining work as children.

The German naval ship, Wilhelm Gustloff, is full with civilians trying to escape the Soviet Army.

Space shuttles are reusable, and up to seven astronauts can fly aboard the orbiter. The crew can perform experiments and take photographs which show v...

A design flaw in America's Supersonic Transport Shuttle results in NASA's fatal 25th mission in 1986, as the shuttle explodes killing its crew.

Fossils found in Solnhofen Limestone provide much information about Earth's past history.

Chuck Yeager proves that there is no sound barrier affecting the speed of an aircraft, and the race for the moon soon follows.

Russia and the United States race to be the first into space.

Survivors do the best they can to pitch tents, find food and water, and look out for the children.

The Supreme Court rules the Challenger transcripts are not for public use out of respect for family privacy.

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