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Activities to Teach Mathematics in the Context of Environmental Studies.
Barbara Thomson and Martin Hartog. Columbus, Ohio: ERIC Clearinghouse for Science, Mathematics, and Environmental Education, 1993.
Recommended grade level:
5-8.
Activities to Teach Mathematics in the Context of Environmental Studies contains 35 activities that teach mathematics and problem-solving skills. The activities are designed to respond to the standards of the National Council of Teachers in Mathematics (NCTM) and to promote integrated mathematics and science learning, global awareness, and issue-oriented instruction. Topics covered include energy and natural resources, plants and animals, population growth, solid waste disposal, transportation, water, and weather.
Among the activities, for example, students thin a population of growing plants in several different ways to observe which method promotes the fastest growth of seedlings. They also form number patterns to describe cell populations at successive stages of growth. They develop an understanding of powers of numbers through a problem on population growth. Students also calculate the volume of solid waste produced in their homes in a week. They explore the relationship between geometric shapes and bridge strength by building model bridges. They identify the relationship between the cross-sectional area of a channel and the volume of water passing through the channel. They graph a month's worth of meteorological data for their local area.
Each activity includes brief background information for the teacher, step-by-step procedures, and suggestions for evaluation. Reproducible student worksheets are provided.
Price:
$12.
Publisher/supplier:
ERIC Clearinghouse.
Materials:
Available locally, or from commercial suppliers.
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