STEM Education and the Grand Challenges

What was the primary goal of the Grand Challenges initiative launched by 100 Canton?

• To provide scholarships for STEM students

• To develop new STEM curricula

• To increase the number of STEM teachers by 100,000

• To create a new educational policy

Which year did 100 Canton grow into a network of over 280 partner organizations?

• 2021

• 2016

• 2011

• 2018

What was the purpose of the Challenge Tree developed by 100 Canton?

• To map out the educational curriculum

• To identify root causes of the STEM teacher shortage

• To evaluate student performance

• To create a new teaching method

In the starfish analogy, what does the starfish represent in the context of the Grand Challenges?

• A new teaching method

• A keystone species with leverage over the system

• An endangered species

• A new educational policy

What is the significance of the 'six arms' of the starfish in the systems mapping approach?

• They represent six key challenges with the greatest influence

• They are six new STEM subjects

• They symbolize six new teaching methods

• They indicate six new educational policies

What is the purpose of the systems mapping approach in the Grand Challenges initiative?

• To evaluate student performance

• To develop new teaching methods

• To identify key intervention points in the system

• To create a new educational policy

What is the main call to action for stakeholders in the Grand Challenges initiative?

• To provide funding for STEM education

• To engage and contribute to solving the identified challenges

• To create new educational policies

• To develop new STEM curricula

How does the Grand Challenges initiative aim to address the STEM teacher shortage?

• By providing scholarships to students

• By creating new educational policies

• By developing new teaching methods

• By identifying root causes and key intervention points

What role do stakeholders play in the Grand Challenges initiative?

• They are required to develop new curricula

• They are passive observers

• They are expected to contribute to solutions

• They are responsible for funding

What is the ultimate goal of the Grand Challenges initiative?

• To develop new STEM curricula

• To change how STEM is experienced in schools

• To create a new educational policy

• To provide scholarships for STEM students