Mathematics learning in elementary school through engineering design process method with STEM approach

Abstract

Education is developed to prepare students to face possible problems that might arise in the future. Recent trends show that many job opportunities in the fields of Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics exist in the industrial world, but most of them think that school graduates are not in line with the needs in the field. One of them is because people are too focused on one area. Therefore we need the development of learning that can integrate various subjects, especially in the fields of science, technology, engineering, and mathematic. This research is intended to describe the development of mathematics learning through engineering design process method with STEM approachs. The method used in the form of a descriptive method with research subjects for six-grade elementary school students in Indonesia. The learning is based on mathematics about surface area and natural science about electricity. Through this research, it is produced that learning based on science, technology, engineering, and mathematics can provide exciting experiences and increase their interest in learning mathematics more deeply.