Suggests that it is important to introduce liberal arts students to the essence of engineering. Describes Robotic Design Studio, a course in which students learn how to design, assemble, and program robots made out of LEGO parts, sensors, motors, and small embedded computers. Represents an alternative vision of how robot design can be used to…

Describes how to evaluate trade books (i.e., books other than textbooks) that are oriented towards teaching mathematics. (Contains 22 references.) (Author)

Proposes the utilization of a spatial operational capacity model for the development of visual and spatial skills. Argues that it reflects the complexity of the interaction between physics/science and mathematics, and endeavors to assist in the design of appropriate learning activities and materials for the development of specific scientific…

Describes a two-hybrid research project incorporated into a molecular biology course that contains both a lecture section and a laboratory section. (Author/KHR)

Describes an inquiry-based course that emphasizes integration of the sciences. Student teams pursue research projects of their own design using mathematics and physics to study biological phenomena. (Author/KHR)

Outlined is an interdisciplinary unit on statistics. Discussed are the goals, organization, the preinstruction survey, the math lessons, results, and evaluation. The survey and examples of the students' work are provided. (CW)

Argues that grammar instruction can be more effective if put in a realistic context by: (1) becoming part of an integrated curriculum; and (2) concentrating on the proofreading stage of writing assignments. Illustrates integrating various components of the language-arts curriculum by briefly describing a unit using a short story. (RS)

Discusses how English teachers can work with other departments to promote interdisciplinary approaches to teaching. Describes sharing writing labs; producing television news reports; engaging in a school-wide theme week; an "academic" Olympic Games; vocabulary exercises in the social studies classes; mock trials; and a team-taught social…

The renewed interest in interdisciplinary studies is producing different instructional approaches that are providing an important corrective to the limited and fragmented perspectives of the individual academic disciplines. Since they are in the curricular mainstream as requirements for all students, interdisciplinary offerings may have more…

Discusses how to incorporate videotaped productions of Shakespeare's plays into the English classroom. Describes three specific ways of using video to complement the literary text. (MM)

Students write a short paper in which they describe and interpret the history of a geologic feature. Provides an introduction, logistics of the assignment, background and rationale for the writing process, suggestions for change, and conclusions. (RT)

Describes how incorporating an acting unit into traditional English courses allows students to act out the language, the plot, and the moral and social issues of a play. Offers teaching suggestions and class exercises and activities. (SR)

The project approach involves an in-depth investigation of a particular topic that integrates language arts, mathematics, social studies, science, and the fine arts and extends over a period of several days or weeks. Discusses new ways to implement this approach in early childhood classrooms. (MDM)

"Jog around the World" is an interdisciplinary, schoolwide activity. Each class collaborates to jog the equivalent of the earth's circumference during the school year, learning about the different areas as they go. The program develops cardiovascular fitness, builds responsibility, and is a unifying force within the school. (SM)

Describes a study of the relationship between the ability to write about mathematical concepts and the mathematical achievement of 70 developmental mathematics students at Georgia State University. Subjects used writing exercises as an adjunct to traditional instructional methods. Students who could write about the concepts were able to use them…