Your teacher assigns a STEM activity to the class. Each student must identify a current real-world issue that needs to be improved, such as limited water resources. Each student must study the issue and design an investigation to analyze ways to improve the issue. What characteristic of a STEM student are you portraying?

You are identifying a real-world issue and planning an investigation to find ways to improve it. That is the work of a problem-solver, so the correct choice is C, “problem-solver.” An inventor creates something new, while this activity focuses on analyzing a problem and exploring solutions.

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