Fundamentals of Planning an Integrated Science Curriculum
Integrated Science as administrators define it is a "coordinated science, unified science, and alternated science" (Bybee, Dougherty, Scooter)
In order to be integrated, you need to cross boundaries and in the students' eyes those boundaries should disappear! It should not be coordinated but rather logical and sound. Where do you start?!
Benefits of Integrated Science
Fallbacks of Integrated Science
Having an integrated classroom can give students a good overview of the main themes and concepts in science. Personally, I think an integrated science class would be best for freshman in high school because you would be introducing them to the sciences. I could also see it done senior year to connect what the students have learned in the science classroom to make connections. The article made it sound like you could teach just integrated sciences and shorten the amount of time students spend in the sciences. I may be a little biased but I think students need a minimum of 3 years in high school to have a good understanding of science. ARTICLE LINK:
http://static.nsta.org/files/tst0009_24.pdf
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AuthorAnna Kirkpatrick www.teacherspayteachers.com/store/kirkpatrickscience
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