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MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCEBy: Katie Napier and Wesley Price
CHARACTERISTICS/DESCRIPTION
Promotes inquiry among students
Fosters innovation and creativity
Focuses upon the development of skills
(rather than the rote memorization of facts)
Enables learning through experiences
Encourages collaboration among peers
IMPORTANCE OF MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE
Science and Math provide a foundation for success in the 21st Century. These areas encourage critical thinking skills and autonomy through experimentation, journaling, data analysis (charts/graphs), and science projects. Thus, rather than merely promoting the memorization of facts, the instructor should coach the children to develop actual skills that will prepare each child for life in the 21st Century.
ROLE OF SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS
The acquisition of math skills increases personal development in the workplace and enhances mental abilities (such as logical reasoning).
In addition, science is present in daily life through the application of the scientific method, which allows individuals to make sensible and safe decisions.
Overall, Math and science promote literacy and numeracy skills and enhances essential technical skills.
TECHNOLOGY
WebQuest: to take a journey through the solar system to learn more about the sun and our planets
Digital Stories: to complete lab reports (such as demonstrating how to create a series circuit).
Podcasts: to describe how they solved a particular math problem utilizing the order of operations
Voki: to create an avatar that resembles Galileo which will describe why heavy objects fall at the same rate as light objects when in free fall.
QR Codes: to post assignments or links to interactive websites (such as Phet Tutorials)
Blogs: to write about experiments in which they used the scientific method (such as testing rocks)
STEP-BY-STEP PROCEDURE
Discuss three major types of rocks: sedimentary, metamorphic, and igneous
Participate in a “wonder wander” to collect rocks
Take pictures of collected rocks to upload onto class blog
Make an educated guess (hypothesis) Tests to identify rocks:
• Calculate density using graduated cylinder• Attempt to fracture rock• Use a magnifying glass to determine
texture/composition• Scrape against white tile to determine rock’s
streak
PROCEDURE, CONTINUED
Work in groups to research information regarding discovered characteristics
Record test results and researched data in graphical form
Create a podcast explaining their application of the scientific method (post on class blog)
Create a Prezi to display data
ASSESSMENTo Podcasts must include:
• Hypothesis• Methods of testing• Conclusion
o Prezi Presentations must include:• Hypothesis• Methods of testing• Results of testing/observations• Researched information• Graphical data• Conclusion
CONCLUSION Reality Check: In a recent international
assessment of 15-year-old students, the U.S. ranked:• 28th in math literacy• 24th in science literacy• 20th among all nations in the proportion of 24-
year-olds who earn degrees in natural science or engineering
Overall, the goal of the Twenty First Century Skills Movement is to prepare our students for their futures within an increasingly competitive global economy and to inspire the students to become lifelong learners.
WORKS CITED GeoMan's Rock Identiication. (2013, November
14). Retrieved from http://jersey.uoregon.edu/~mstrick/MinRockID/RockID/RockIDChart.html
Rocks and Minerals. (2013, November 14). Retrieved from Discover Education: https://www.etap.org/demo/grade4_science/lesson5/instructiontutor_last.html
Kuenzi, J. (2013, November 14). Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM) Education: Background, Federal Policy, and Legislative Action. Retrieved from University of Nebraska Lincoln: http://digitalcommons.unl.edu/crsdocs/35/