The STEM Innovation Experience (STEMIE) is designed to increase science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) engagement in schools and enhance awareness of STEM in the wider community. This is achieved through students participating in a series of STEM-based tasks linked to curriculum and showcasing their learning.
Every year, new STEM challenges are developed around a central theme. They will engineer and prototype designs to complete a set action, justify their mathematical considerations, use Arduino coding to create a device within set parameters for their technology component and complete scientific investigations and research around the central theme.
Representatives from each school present their learning at regional showcases, where they are judged against other schools from their regional cluster. Winning schools from each region progress to The STEMIE Final to compete in unseen STEM challenges.
The program is supported by Adelaide University, covering skills required to complete the tasks, and resources. There is also ongoing support available for teachers and students to use to access AU staff and support for the program by emailing Anita.Trenwith@adelaide.edu.au.
