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.

Polish mathematicians help Britain's Alan Turing create a decoder to the Enigma machine.

Words that help you understand butterflies and their lives.

The Wright brothers, and other flight pioneers, study how birds fly and use that understanding to design the first gliders.

Many Atlantic hurricanes begin in the warm ocean waters near the Cape Verde Islands off the western coast of Africa.

In20,000 Leagues Under the Sea, Jules Verne introducesCaptain Nemoand theNautilus, a submarine.

One theory has it that meteor sparks might have ignited the blaze the night of Chicago's Great Fire in October, 1871.

Two giant undersea slabs (tectonic plates) collide and rupture the Earth's crust.

The massive Banda Aceh quake causes tons of displaced water to roar toward Indian-Ocean shorelines. A massive tsunami is thus set in motion.

The causes of the Great Depression are still debated.

The Story of Cecil - a famous lion - who was killed by a trophy hunter.

In honor of the astronauts, Challenger Learning Centers provide space and science information.

Charles Howard, Seabiscuit's owner, is a car salesman who takes horses for trade on his cars.

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