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ALL:
Make away, Make away, Here We Come
A very good morning,
To honourable judges, teachers, and fellow friends
Ladies and gentleman,
Please, lend us your ears,
Let us take you on the journey ,
Into the world of STEM!

PAUSE 1
SOLO:
Did you say STEM?

SOLO:
S1 YES
S2 As in a plant stem?

S3 Nooooo…….

Pair : Hey guys, they are talking about post office Stamp la!

ALL:
No No No…..We are talking about S T E M

SOLO
S1) SCIENCE, S2) TECHNOLOGY, S3)ENGINEERING & S4)MATHEMATICS

ALL:
Ooooo…
PAUSE 2
ALL
Did you know, the Ministry of Education launched the STEM initiative in Malaysia Education Blueprint.

STEM education approach is all about educating students in four specific disciplines

SOLO
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S1 SCIENCE,
S2 TECHNOLOGY,
S3 ENGINEERING &
S4 MATHEMATICS

What is STEM?

(thinking)…….mmmmm

SOLO:
STEM curriculum blends those subjects in order to teach “21st-century skills,” or tools students need to
have if they wish to succeed in the workplace of the “future.”

ALL
Yeah……..

SOLO
Through STEM students develop key skills including; problem solving,creativity,critical analysis,
teamwork,independent thinking, initiative, communication and digital literacy.

PAUSE 3

ALL(TIER 3)

Why is the STEM education is so important?

TIER 1

STEM education creates critical thinkers, increases science literacy, and enables the next generation of
innovators. ... Here's how STEM education can be so important to young students

ALL(TIER 3)

WOW….tell us more!

TIER 2

Innovation leads to new products and processes that sustain our economy.

TIER 1

This innovation and science literacy depends on a solid knowledge base in the STEM areas.

TIER 2
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It is clear that most jobs of the future will require a basic understanding of math and science.

TIER1/2

STEM also builds resilience among students.

It stresses the value of failure as a learning exercise.

ALL

Meaning Never GIVE UP! Never Surrender!

PAUSE 5

ALL

Not only that, STEM encourages experimentation – what is life without a little risk-taking?

Only through relentless experimentation many scientists came up with life-altering solutions.

SOLO

Like how Edison made 1000 unsuccessful attempts before inventing the light bulb?

ALL

Yes INDEED!

SOLO

You want to hear something cool?

Ooooo….(feeling cool)

Students learning through the STEM program are exposed to new technologies!

They are taught to embrace technologies rather than being hesitant and fearful.

SOLO

So you are saying, through STEM we are all GONNA be TECH-SAVVY!

You got that right!

PAUSE 6
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Apart from all these, STEM encourages critical thinking skills and adaption to variety of situation.

Overall, STEM prepares us for the real-life situation.

There are SOOO many advantages of STEM, what we spoke so far is just the TIP OF THE ICEBERG.

PAUSE 7

With STEM our younger generation is on the way to be digital citizens and future innovators in a rapidly
evolving world.

SOLO

Hey, I want to be a part of STEM too!

ALL

You can be, all schools are now practicing STEM as one of teaching approach.

PAUSE 8

ALL

(Robotic Voice)

And-with-that-we-bid-sayonara-and-thank-you-for-your-attention