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What is stem education?
STEM is the acronym for Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics.

The course focuses on strengthening the education of students in four aspects: first, scientific literacy, that is, using scientific knowledge, such as physics, chemistry, biological science, geospace science, etc., to understand nature and participate in the process of influencing nature. The second is technical literacy, that is, the ability to use, manage, understand and evaluate technology; the third is engineering literacy, that is, understanding the design and development process of technical engineering; and the fourth is mathematical literacy, that is, the ability of students to discover, express, explain and solve mathematical problems in various situations.

STEM comprehensive education has new core characteristics: interdisciplinary, interesting, experiential, situational, collaborative, design, artistic, empirical and technological upgrading.