STEM
Science, Technology, Engineering, Maths
What is STEM?
STEM stands for Science, Technology, Engineering and Maths.
PDC in partnership with RS Components seek to support STEM education and learning through Motorsport. We invite you to the track, we visit educational facilities and Community Groups, we support events and we continue to develop our own experiences and learning to act as credible STEM Ambassadors.
As Racing Champions with hundreds of races behind us we have stories of how STEM knowledge has helped us succeed. From London to Scotland, Hull to Belgium, from Vauxhall to Porsche we have learnt by doing.
Motorsport is the perfect place to learn about STEM, there is so much Science in the design and performance of the car from materials to friction to fluids, Technology plays a key part in advancing the sport, understanding performance and making the cars more reliable and fast, Engineering is everywhere from the build to the maintenance and Maths factors as much in the car as it does with the drivers and the lines taken around the circuit for that perfect lap.
We aim to use STEM to inspire and engage young people and enhance their future opportunities.
STEM education is based on the idea of educating students in four specific disciplines — science, technology, engineering and maths — in an interdisciplinary and applied approach. Rather than teach the four disciplines as separate and discrete subjects, STEM integrates them into a cohesive learning paradigm based on real-world applications, in our case Motorsport.
STEM education helps to bridge the ethnic and gender gaps sometimes found in certain fields. Initiatives have been established to increase the roles of women and minorities in STEM-related fields. STEM education breaks the traditional gender roles. In order to compete in a global economy, STEM education and careers must be a national priority. Each and every decision made uses an aspect of STEM to understand the implications.
Check out our friends at RS Components and how they do do much to promote STEM and inspire the next generation of engineers.
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