Stem Education Vocabulary

noun a person who creates or devises a new process, device, or invention

article a word that is used with a noun to specify grammatical definiteness of the noun

• The inventor of the light bulb is often credited to Thomas Edison.
• My uncle is quite the inventor, always coming up with new gadgets in his workshop.
• That kid is a real inventor, always finding creative solutions to problems.
• She was the inventor of her own destiny, forging her path in life with determination and courage.

noun the study or practice of designing, constructing, and launching rockets

• The study of rocketry involves the design, construction, and operation of rockets.
• I find rocketry fascinating because it's all about launching things into space.
• Rocketry is like playing with big, powerful firecrackers.
• His career took off like a rocket thanks to his expertise in rocketry.

noun the act of attempting to repair or improve something by making small changes or adjustments

verb to make small changes or adjustments in an attempt to repair or improve something

• The engineer spent hours tinkering with the prototype to improve its efficiency.
• I love tinkering with old electronics to see if I can make them work again.
• My grandpa is always tinkering in his workshop, fixing things up.
• She enjoyed tinkering with different ideas until she found the perfect solution.

noun a long and thin supporting or connecting part of a structure

verb to originate from or be caused by

adjective of or relating to the main body or stalk of a plant or shrub

• The stem of a plant is responsible for supporting the leaves and flowers.
• I need to trim the stem of this flower before putting it in a vase.
• She's really good at STEM subjects like math and science.
• His argument had a strong logical stem that supported his conclusion.

noun a person who designs, builds, and flies model aircraft

• The aeromodeller carefully crafted a scale model of a vintage airplane.
• My neighbor is an aeromodeller who loves building remote-controlled planes.
• I heard that aeromodeller dude is really good at making those cool flying machines.
• As an aeromodeller of ideas, she pieced together a new solution to the problem.

noun the activity or hobby of making and flying model aircraft

verb not applicable

adjective not applicable

adverb not applicable

pronoun not applicable

preposition not applicable

conjunction not applicable

interjection not applicable

article not applicable

• Aeromodelling is a popular hobby that involves building and flying model aircraft.
• I've been getting into aeromodelling lately, it's so much fun to build and fly planes.
• Aeromodelling is like playing with real-life toy planes, it's awesome!
• In the world of aeromodelling, the sky is literally the limit for creativity and innovation.