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Ackerson, Nicole; Piser, Carol; Walka, Keith – Science Scope, 2010
This integrative, cross-curricular lab engages middle school biology students in an exercise involving ecology, arthropod biology, and mathematics. Students research the anatomy and behavioral patterns of a species of brine shrimp, compare the anatomy of adult and juvenile brine shrimp, and graph and interpret results. In this article, the authors…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Middle School Students, Ecology, Biology
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Cleary, Fran; And Others – Science Scope, 1996
Presents a three-week interdisciplinary unit for starting the school year that focuses on the concept of flight. Enables students to acquire knowledge and develop process skills that they need later in the semester. (JRH)
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Junior High Schools, Middle Schools, Science Activities
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Luft, Julie A.; And Others – Science Scope, 1997
Describes a unit that applies constructivist teaching methods to a science concept. Contains mini-lessons in math that present to students information that they need to know in order to perform their experiments. Gives students the opportunity to construct their own knowledge about the natural phenomenon of light as they apply their mathematical…
Descriptors: Constructivism (Learning), Integrated Curriculum, Interdisciplinary Approach, Intermediate Grades