Chapter 5: Enhancing Instruction through Content Integration
Posted May 10, 2017 by Anita Stabrowski
What science skills do your students possess? Can they create a graph? Can they interpret data? Can they recognize and describe a trend in the data? As students advance in science it is important not to assume that because they know many facts that they can interpret what those facts mean. Math and science skills become more integral as students advance in these subjects. The author shares three simple integrated math and science skill lessons for you to use in your class. Each one can be used as a formative assessment and can be completed within a 40-minute class period. Try them and see what your students can do.
Anita Stabrowski is a National Board Certified Teacher and a member of the Mohawk Valley Cohort in the New York State Master Teacher Program. A member of the Broadalbin-Perth Teachers Association, Stabrowski teaches eighth-grade science at Broadalbin-Perth Middle School and was selected as a recipient of the Empire State Excellence in Teaching Award.