Science on its own is beautiful. Few things in the human experience can claim and demonstrate the complex simplicity of the laws of nature. Few things can compare to the flowing eloquence of a well worked equations. And again, few things can give the same sense of accomplishment as taking a jumble of metal, plastic, and components and creating a solution to a problem.

Sadly, not every student may feel this way. Some see STEM as being some dark offending tower of facts in a strange and distant setting. Something that is not too strange or distant is media, namely movies, TV shows, and sadly to a lesser extent books.

There are many popular genres, but one that stands out as having exciting qualities for STEM learning is science fiction (SF). SF is a very appealing genre to viewers and readers, but it also appealing to some teachers and lecturers as it has a basis in science.

If a connection is already there, why not take advantage of the interest?