Substantiating the Teaching of Climate Change to Elementary Students using STEAM

Syllogistic thinking reveals that it's essential to teach climate change to K-5 students because it increases academic achievement and vocabulary development.

Syllogistic thinking was developed by Aristotle between 300 and 400 BC. He defined a syllogism as a significant point, a minor point, and a conclusion to logically link one substantiated topic with another.

According to recent research, STEAM, a new approach to teaching elementary school students, can improve academic vocabulary and performance. STEAM is an educational approach to learning that uses Science, Technology, Engineering, the Arts, and Mathematics as access points for guiding student inquiry, dialogue, and critical thinking.

Furthermore, adding the arts to the acronym STEM assists in the—messaging of its importance worldwide. The arts add a more comprehensive look at real-life scientific challenges such as climate change that can focus on ethics, social justice, communication, and visualization of many issues that align with its co…