Chapter 9 Connecting Science with Other Subjects Connecting

Chapter 9 Connecting Science with Other Subjects

Connecting Science with Math � Quantifying ◦ ◦ the Real World Identifying variables Counting objects and events Estimating number and size Measuring all sorts of things using standard and non standard units �Standard = Metric and US Customary �Nonstandard = fists, pencils, etc…

Connecting Science to Math � Organizing and Interpreting Data ◦ Depicting data in pictures and diagrams ◦ Constructing data tables ◦ Constructing different kinds of graphs: bar graphs, histograms, line graphs ◦ Searching for and expressing patterns in graphs including linear, proportional, geometric, and other relationships

Connecting Science with Math � Using patterns and relationships ◦ Using patterns and relationships from tables and graphs in explaining events and making predictions ◦ Using ratios, rates, proportionalities, and formulas in explaining events and making predictions

Connecting Science and Math � Operating ◦ ◦ ◦ ◦ on numbers Adding, subtracting, multiplying, and dividing Using fractions, decimals, and percentages Calculating averages Estimating probabilities Calculating products, ratios, and rates Recognizing equalities, and inequalities Constructing proportionalities

Organizing and Interpreting data � Displaying data, have students compare data, see relationships and patterns, and communicate their data to other people � Types of graphs ◦ ◦ ◦ Bar graphs Line graphs Stem and leaf plots Line plots Histograms

Science, Math, and the Metric System � The Metric System is used exclusively in science � Metric System is also used exclusively in all English speaking countries, except the United States � Metric system is easier to learn because it is in base 10 � American kids must learn both systems

Using Patterns and Relationships � Make predictions from collected data � Formulate and test possible relationships between variables in the science/mathematics activities performed � Construct hypotheses about possible patterns of change in their obtained data � Draw conclusions and inferences from data

Connecting Science and Literacy � Science and Reading ◦ Prior knowledge and Comprehending Science Text �Investigation first, reading second �Students need multiple experiences with hands-on, mindson activities to develop connected, accurate, and useful knowledge. Students must be able to rely on this when read science books � Access ◦ ◦ to Prior Knowledge Write initial descriptions and explanations of phenomena Construct concept maps of what they know Draw pictures and labeled diagrams of events Present their ideas to the class so that alternate descriptions and explanations might be considered

Connecting Science and Literacy � Strategies for Comprehending Science Textbooks ◦ Pre-reading Strategies �Predictions ◦ Using strategies during reading �Comprehension �Clarifying terms �Main idea and details �Paraphrasing and summarizing �Making inferences

Connecting Science and Literacy � Strategies textbooks for comprehending Science ◦ Post strategies �Link text ideas with their prior knowledge and experience �Make connections between main ideas and supporting details �Recognize and think about text statements that conflict with their own main ideas �Work to resolve confusion over concepts �Use concepts presented in text to explain other realworld phenomena

Connecting Science and Literacy � Writing in Science ◦ Forces students to consider their audience, clarify their questions, organize and present their data more clearly, and form more secure links among data, prior knowledge, and conclusions. ◦ Writing can take place in journals or science notebooks ◦ Can also take place in general response questions. Make the students write in complete sentences

Connecting Science with Social Studies � Making connections between the two help students get a more complete picture of the world and humans place in it. ◦ Describe how science and technology have changed transportation, communication, medicine agriculture, industry, and recreation ◦ Explain how science and technology have changed the ways people meet their basic needs ◦ Analyze environmental changes brought about by scientific discoveries and logical innovations ◦ Give examples of contributions of scientists and inventors that have shaped society ◦ Explain how resources, belief systems, economic factors, and political decisions effect science and technology ◦ Make predictions about future social, economic factors, and environmental consequence