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Integrating Science with Liberal Arts

Integrating Science with Liberal Arts. Presented by Roula Mareskes & Sang Yeon Kim. Science and language arts. Literature forms a bridge between the abstract and concrete. The tools of scientific inquiry. Observation Communication Measurement Prediction Inference

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Integrating Science with Liberal Arts

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  1. Integrating Science with Liberal Arts Presented by Roula Mareskes & Sang Yeon Kim

  2. Science and language arts • Literature forms a bridge between the abstract and concrete.

  3. The tools of scientific inquiry • Observation • Communication • Measurement • Prediction • Inference Help the process of learning, reflect the objectives of science, and help students discover answers.

  4. Basic Reading Strategies • Observation • Comparison and contrast • Detection of cause and effect • Conclusion • Sequence • Judgment and analogy • Evaluation Are important to science

  5. Science and Reading Help Students to: • Reason • Link various areas of knowledge • Identify relationships

  6. Concepts Learned in: • Reading fiction • Biography • Newspapers • Other narrative stories Provide the impetus for scientific research and experimentation

  7. Literature Teaches: • Problem solving • Observation skills • Creative writing • Vocabulary

  8. Read aloud novels Example: Night of the Twisters by Ivy Ruckman Science Area: Earth Science Concepts: Weather Atmosphere Tornadoes Reading Activities

  9. Environmental Concepts: • Destruction of man-make environment by natural forces • Power of nature • Relationships of people to the environment

  10. General Concepts: • Preparing for a storm • Survival • Reactions of people to disaster • Aftermath of a disaster • Reconstructing a way of life

  11. Activities • Use the World Almanac to find places which tornadoes hit the worst • Using Night of the Twisters and your own knowledge, work with your class to create an emergency plan • Simulate a tornado by creating a vortex in a soda bottle

  12. Writing ActivitiesCreate Acronyms to Form a Series of Words • Temperature rising • Wind gusting • Ice forming • Storm warning • Tornado striking • Electricity zip-zagging • Rain torrents beating down

  13. Other Activities Through Language ArtsWrite Poems and Descriptions • Cinquain • Diamonte • Haiku

  14. Drama and Media • Pantomime events • Role play part of the story • Act out

  15. Entertaining Media Can Enhance Science Learning • Identify facts and violations • Underscore the everyday relevance to our lives • Provide science experiences in a more realistic context

  16. Example: “Which Paper Towel Works Best?” • Steps of the Scientific Method • Question • Research • Hypothesis • Procedure • Results • Conclusion

  17. Application of Visual Arts to Enrich the Study of Science • By integrating art with science, • Students learn to: • understand the world in various ways • appreciate the natural world and the wonders of life

  18. Example:Twirling Colored Disks • Students can learn: • Science concept – inertia, laws of motion • Art concept – color mixing

  19. Recommendations of The American for theAdvancement of Science (AAAS) • Emphasize the importance of understanding the concepts rather than memorizing facts • Organize themes of art lessons around: • Structure • Interactions • Energy

  20. Integrate to the Concept of Science • Life science • Earth science • Physical science

  21. In visual arts, students coordinate the following elements: Line Color Shape space In science, students study: plant cells Example: Students Examine the Structure of a Leaf

  22. Integrating U.S. Map Activities with Science • Louisiana Purchase and Western Exploration • Science Area: • Earth science • Weather • water cycle • Movement of the earth

  23. Mining Regions of the Old West • Connect with: • Earth science • Concepts: • Soil formation • Types of rocks

  24. Integrating Music with Science • Students learn to sing songs • Play musical instruments -Science Area: physical science -Students can: • Describe and compare types of sound • Causes of sound

  25. Experiment with Sound • While singing, students can: • Feel their vocal cords vibrating • Slow vibration when they sing in low voice • Harder vibration when they sing high

  26. Learning about Health Through Science • What do scientists do when there is an unexplained outbreak of illness in a particular location? • How and why do over-the-counter medications differ in reducing pain? • How reliable are various pregnancy prevention methods. • How can information based on scientific findings be used to advocate for health • How can the science of psychology be used to prevent the spread of HIV?

  27. Linking Science with Health Education Handout

  28. Sources • Butzow, Carol M. Intermediate Science Through Children’s Literature. Teacher Ideas Press, 1994. • Churchil, Richard E. U.S. History Map Activities. J. Weston, 1987. • Ervin, Mickelsen Barbara. Making Connection: Interdisciplinary Art Activities. Walch, 1998. • Freedman, Robin Lee Harris. Science and Writing Connections. Dale Seymour Publications, 1999. • Tolley, Kimberley. The Arts and Science Connection. Addison-Wesley, 1994. • www.eric.ed.gov/sitemap/html_0900000b80179358.html • http://members.aol.com/Alsabbeth/Sound.html

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