INTRODUCTION
It is evident that one of the main priorities of the current U.S. government is STEM education, including K -12.
Several studies have been carried out to assess and help address the need for enhancing K -12 STEM education,
as evident from studies by the National Research Council (NRC) over the last two decades and also the creation of the
Next Generation Science Standards that are expected to bring major changes to the way STEM curriculum is taught and/or adopted across the country and bring consistency to science instruction and assessment.