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Schrodt, Katie; Winters, Jeremy; Huddleston, Tracey – Science and Children, 2021
In today's dynamic global economy, integrated units of study are particularly important. Students who are fluent in several disciplines and comfortable moving among them can make meaningful connections and maintain enhanced understandings (Sias et al. 2016). This article shares an integrated STEAM unit that is grounded in the science disciplinary…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Grade 2, Elementary School Students
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Wilson, Rachel; Bradbury, Leslie; Lunceford, Amy; Stanbery, Shannon – Science and Children, 2021
Working with second-grade teachers, the authors designed a six-day integrated science and language arts unit to investigate the structures that insects use to make their sound vibrations. They were inspired by "The Very Quiet Cricket" (Carle 1990), which was used as the focus text for the unit, as well as "Bug Music"…
Descriptors: Science Instruction, Elementary School Science, Grade 2, Interdisciplinary Approach
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Hayman, Arlene; Hoppe, Carole; Deniz, Hasan – Science and Children, 2012
Imagine a classroom where students are actively engaged in seeking scientific knowledge from books and computers. Think of a classroom in which students fervently write to create PowerPoint presentations about their scientific topic and then enthusiastically practice their speaking roles to serve as docents in a classroom museum setting. Visualize…
Descriptors: Interdisciplinary Approach, Scientific Literacy, School Libraries, Teaching Methods