ED 690 Mod 4 DB – Liam Breathnach Experience with STEM I am currently teaching in a private Catholic boys High school in Baltimore, and there what I would consider, quite a range of classes available in the science Department. Just in the last couple of years we have brought in a Forensics course and are using Project Lead The Way (PLTW) to teach Engineering. The forensics has proven to be wildly popular. The teacher has done a great job and has been very successful in having lots of hands on learning throughout the year. There are regular crime scenes created, fingerprinting labs and study of how glass breaks. I feel this has been the root of its success. The students get to play with bullet casings, experiment with how glass break and learn how blood droplets and smears can help give evidence. Also the teacher has had some guest speakers come and talk to the class about their various fields of expertise in Forensics. The engineering and PLTW has also been eagerly greeted