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Zusammenfassung Appropriate for courses in Elementary School Methods! Science/Mathematics Methods! and Middle School Methods. Responding to the diversity that exists in today's classrooms! Kellough attempts to enhance the teaching (and therefore learning) of individual disciplines by connecting them to both the entire curriculum and the real world. Specifically! the book begins by covering fundamentals important to all teachers of Grades 4-9! then provides examples! methods and activities for integrating the instruction of mathematics and science. Inhaltsverzeichnis (NOTE: Chapters begin with advance organizers and statement of chapter intent! and end with questions and activities for individual and group study and discussion! and references and resources for further reading .) I. INTEGRATING STUDENT LEARNING: RATIONALE AND METHODS. 1. Learning and the Intellectual Development of Children. 2. Planning and Implementing a Supportive Environment for Learning. 3. Planning The Curriculum. 4. Daily Lesson Planning. 5. Assessment of Learning. 6. The Selection and Use of Aids and Resources. II. METHODS AND ACTIVITIES FOR MATHEMATICS. 7. The Mathematics Curriculum. 8. The Multiplication and Division of Whole Numbers. 9. Patterns and Functions. 10. Fraction Operations. 11. Decimals! Proportions and Integers. 12. Graphing! Statistics and Probability. III. METHODS AND ACTIVITIES FOR SCIENCE. 13. The Science Curriculum. 14. Science-Technology-Society (STS): A Conceptual Framework for Science Curriculum Design. 15. Science Projects! Science Fairs! and Field Experiences. 16. Demonstration and Laboratory Work. 17. Computers and Electronic Technology for Science Teachers. IV. SELECTED ACTIVITIES FOR INTEGRATED MATHEMATICS AND SCIENCE. 18. Activities for Integrated Mathematics and Science. Opening the Ocean: An Interdisciplinary Thematic Unit (Grade 5). Name Index. Subject Index. ...
