The Importance of Environmental Education as a STEM Education in the Field of Science for Elementary School Students to Anticipate Natural Disasters in Indonesia

Sita Ratnaningsih

2018

Abstract

Along with the many natural disasters that hit the world recently, making Indonesia one of the countries that cannot escape natural disasters that hit the country. Ranging from volcanic eruptions, tsunamis, floods, droughts, earthquakes to forest fires, often occur in Indonesia. Throughout 2018, there were 2,349 disasters, up 39% compared to the number of disasters in 2017. Thus, it is an obligation for all parties to be able to overcome any natural disasters. In the field of STEM education, especially in science subjects in elementary schools, mitigation of natural disasters can be overcome by providing environmental education to students, especially for elementary school students in Indonesia. In this study, the following methods were used: descriptive, classification methods, analysis and synthesis methods, generalization methods and specifications. The results obtained, students can develop a better understanding of environmental problems, have the skills to overcome disasters, and can explain to their families and surrounding communities to be able to support the Indonesian government in preventing natural disasters in their country.

Paper Citation

in Harvard Style

Ratnaningsih S. (2018). The Importance of Environmental Education as a STEM Education in the Field of Science for Elementary School Students to Anticipate Natural Disasters in Indonesia.In Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI, ISBN 978-989-758-458-9, pages 681-689. DOI: 10.5220/0009914606810689

in Bibtex Style

@conference{icri18,
author={Sita Ratnaningsih},
title={The Importance of Environmental Education as a STEM Education in the Field of Science for Elementary School Students to Anticipate Natural Disasters in Indonesia},
booktitle={Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,},
year={2018},
pages={681-689},
publisher={SciTePress},
organization={INSTICC},
doi={10.5220/0009914606810689},
isbn={978-989-758-458-9},
}

in EndNote Style

TY - CONF

JO - Proceedings of the 1st International Conference on Recent Innovations - Volume 1: ICRI,
TI - The Importance of Environmental Education as a STEM Education in the Field of Science for Elementary School Students to Anticipate Natural Disasters in Indonesia
SN - 978-989-758-458-9
AU - Ratnaningsih S.
PY - 2018
SP - 681
EP - 689
DO - 10.5220/0009914606810689