Using the Discipline of Agricultural Engineering to Integrate Math and Science

Autor/inn/en	Foutz, Tim; Navarro, Maria; Hill, Roger B.; Thompson, Sidney A.; Miller, Kathy; Riddleberger, Deborah
Titel	Using the Discipline of Agricultural Engineering to Integrate Math and Science
Quelle	In: Journal of STEM Education: Innovations and Research, 12 (2011) 1-2, S.24-32 (9 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	1557-5284
Schlagwörter	Food Service; High Schools; Student Projects; Elementary Secondary Education; Problem Based Learning; Active Learning; Physical Sciences; Agricultural Engineering; Teaching Methods; Universities; Middle Schools; Mathematics Education; Science Instruction; STEM Education; Georgia + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? High school; Oberschule; Schulprojekt; Problem-based learning; Problemorientiertes Lernen; Aktives Lernen; Natural sciences; Naturwissenschaften; Naturwissenschaft; Agrarindustrie; Agronomie; Agrarwissenschaft; Teaching method; Lehrmethode; Unterrichtsmethode; University; Universität; Middle school; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Mathematische Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; STEM
Abstract	An outcome of a 1998 forum sponsored by the National Research Council was a recognition that topics related to food production and agriculture are excellent mechanisms for integrating science topics taught in the K-12 education system and for providing many avenues for inquiry based and project based learning. The engineering design process is also an excellent mechanism that can engage and integrate both math and science topics. From this perspective, faculty from the University of Georgia in collaboration with Jackson County School District in the State of Georgia developed a teacher workshop where the goals were to use a problem-based learning theme that is often engaged by agricultural engineers and to use this theme to integrate math and science horizontally and vertically throughout the middle school and high school curricula. Overall, the entire collaborative project has helped to improve significantly middle school CRCT scores and high school End-of-Course grades in math and physical science. (Contains 5 figures and 1 table.) (As Provided).
Anmerkungen	Institute for STEM Education and Research. P.O. Box 4001, Auburn, AL 36831. Tel: 334-844-3360; Web site: http://www.jstem.org
Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10