ERIC Number: EJ776745
Record Type: Journal
Publication Date: 2007-Oct
Pages: 5
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ISSN: ISSN-0036-8148
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How Much Popcorn Will Our Classroom Hold?
Rommel-Esham, Katie
Science and Children, v45 n2 p22-26 Oct 2007
"How much popcorn will our classroom hold?" This intriguing question sparked a terrific integrated science and math exploration that the author conducted with fifth-and sixth-grade students. In the process of finding the classroom's volume, students developed science-process skills (e.g., developing a plan, measurement, collecting and interpreting data, prediction, inference, communication, and using number relationships) and applied mathematical process (determining an estimate, using benchmarks, measuring, mapping, etc.) in a meaningful way--getting an authentic glimpse of how these two subjects are inextricably linked. (Contains 3 resources.)
Descriptors: Science Process Skills, Number Concepts, Inquiry, Science Experiments, Grade 5, Grade 6, Elementary School Science, Science Instruction, Mathematics Skills, Computation, Measurement, Data Collection, Data Analysis, Prediction, Inferences
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Publication Type: Journal Articles; Reports - Evaluative
Education Level: Grade 5; Grade 6
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Language: English
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