Demonstration Classrooms: A Thematic Approach to Science/Mathematics Integration

Authors

Carl W. Bollwinkel, University of Northern IowaFollow
Barbara A. Bonnett, North Hill SchoolFollow
Rosalie J. Cochran, Fairfield Middle School

Document Type

Article

Abstract

A fundamental principle of ecology is that "everything is interconnected." This observation holds true in the academic as well as the natural world; if we study an environmental issue in depth, we find that it cannot be resolved by means of any single discipline. Environmental studies transcend all disciplines so as to include the sciences, mathematics, technology, social studies, language arts and the practical and fine arts. The science component, ecology, is itself an integrating rather than a splintering science. It draws together the traditionally separate disciplines of biology, chemistry, physics and earth science. Mathematics provides a tool for quantifying and interpreting the data obtained through experimentation and observation.

Publication Date

Winter 1993-94

Journal Title

Iowa Science Teachers Journal

Volume

30

Issue

3

First Page

12

Last Page

18

Copyright

© Copyright 1993 by the Iowa Academy of Science

Language

en

File Format

application/pdf

Recommended Citation

Bollwinkel, Carl W.; Bonnett, Barbara A.; and Cochran, Rosalie J. (1993) "Demonstration Classrooms: A Thematic Approach to Science/Mathematics Integration," Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 30: No. 3, Article 4.
Available at: https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol30/iss3/4