Describes a simulation using dice-tossing students in a population cluster to model the growth of cancer cells. This growth is recorded in a scatterplot and compared to an exponential function graph. (KHR)

Discusses Einstein's special relativity theory and some of the developmental mathematics involved. Presents motivational classroom materials used in discussing relative-motion problems, evaluating a radical expression, graphing with asymptotes, interpreting a graph, studying variation, and solving literal and radical equations. (KHR)

Discusses how the teacher received a grant for an interdisciplinary unit on Russia. Addresses the importance of cross-curricular teaching in obtaining a grant. Provides five ideas to help teachers improve their chances of receiving a grant and offers a list of funding sources. (CMK)

Focuses on the importance of teaching religion in U.S. history courses. Discusses problems that teachers encounter when teaching religion, addresses the issue of students resisting learning about religion in the history classroom, and explores how teachers can reduce this resistance. Includes references. (CMK)

Presents an interdisciplinary unit on tabloids that includes English and science components. Aims to develop informed customers who can analyze and research information using process skills. Emphasizes writing, critical thinking, and process skills. (YDS)

Presents a case for focusing on reading, writing, and comprehension in the science classroom. Focuses on uses of textbooks and informal writing opportunities. (DDR)

Focuses on approaching music education from the perspective of an interdisciplinary curriculum. Provides a theoretical base for the interdisciplinary curriculum and reviews various efforts of researchers to evaluate the use of interdisciplinary curricula. States that there is a lack of empirical evidence for using the integrated approach in music.…

Addresses the importance of preserving the integrity of music education when it is part of an interdisciplinary curriculum. Discusses how to connect different disciplines in the curriculum, while still preserving the content of music education. Presents three descriptions of how this can be achieved. (CMK)

Presents an inquiry-based research model for high school students to engage in inquiry learning. Provides students and teachers with a better understanding of inquiry and greater confidence in their critical thinking skills. (Author/SOE)

Explains the Primary Years Program (PYP), an inquiry framework developed by the International Baccalaureate Organization that describes the characteristics of an international student in the learner profile and describes its use in the Vienna International School. Discusses collaborative planning by teachers; real-life connections; and role of the…

Distinguishes between the narrow integration of disciplines, or focusing on solving specific problems, and wide integration, or sharing broad epistemological/metaphysical suppositions across disciplines. Advocates wide interdisciplinarity, arguing that the sciences tend to eliminate values or guiding suppositions when narrowly integrated with…

Argues that current practices for teaching integrative thinking skills are inadequate partly because no model exists to understand such efforts. Proposes a model for teaching integrative thinking based on existing models of creativity and synthesis. Discusses implications of the model for interdisciplinary studies. (32 citations) (AJL)

Presents an historical perspective on the teaching of biochemistry in Hungary starting during the Austrian-Hungarian Empire. Discusses integration and interdisciplinarity in terms of what should be included in the lecture material and what can be borrowed from other closely related subjects without excessive overlapping. Highlights differences…

This paper addresses the utilization of teaching from a multicultural perspective to enhance multicultural sensitivity and awareness, discussing the inclusion of multicultural teaching in the university recreation curriculum and the delivery of leisure services. The concepts of multiculturalism are presented, explaining how to incorporate them…

Describes activities that use geoboards to explore properties of polygons such as the relationship between a polygon's number of sides and the sum of its interior angles. Describes a generalized method for constructing any Pythagorean triangle. (DDR)