integrating content areas
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Teaching Language While
Integrating Science andMath
Nancy Escamilla and ArturoCalisto
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Integration and Academic
Success Teaching efficiency is maximized
Learning builds on previous
knowledge
Students find lessons moremeaningful
Student performance is improvedthrough integration
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Beyond the TeachableMoment
Take advantage of engaging science activities
Make systematic connections to previouslearning
Integrate language learning to develop content
comprehension
Go beyond the advancement of conversationalskills to develop written academic languageproficiency
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Writing Science Lab
ReportsReinforce concepts
Process informationEncourages higher-level thinking
(Analysis, Synthesis, Evaluation)
Brings up questions and newideas
Improves written fluency
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Language RequirementsFor a Simple Hypothesis
Dependent and Independentclauses.If , then..If part of the sentence is in the
present tense.then part of the sentence is in the
future tense.
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Language Requirementsfor Writing Lab Results
What did they observe?
Should be in the past tense.
Make sure to pre-teach the irregular verbs that
they may need for the lab.
Spread
Put
Teach spelling of short vowel verbs.
drop dropped , stop stopped
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Language Requirementsfor Writing the
Conclusion Present tense when writing about a universal
truth.
Past tense when drawing a conclusion from
what they observed.
Cause and effect sentence structure.
Should refer back to the hypothesis.
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Identify the ScienceVocabulary for the Lab and the
Background InformationStudents can learn this vocabulary in a variety
of ways Bingo
Academic Vocabulary Organizer Identifying word parts Word Analysis Word Reports Word Families Multiple Meaning Word Activities
http://outreach.chem.ucsb.edu
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Steps to SuccessfulIntegration Focus on only two content areas at a time
Discuss your idea with a district specialist
Ask a colleague for suggestions or feedback
Use outside resources: SCSP and K-12 ScienceOutreach: http://outreach.chem.ucsb.edu
Analyze your results to make improvements, and/oradd another content area
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Example of an IntegratedLesson
Eco-peanuts vs. StyrofoamPeanuts
Science
Math
Language ArtsTechnology
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Better forthe
environment?Why dontcompaniesuse them?
Comparewith
plastic
peanuts
Cost of eco-peanuts
Shippingcost
difference
EnvironmentalCostVs.
Shipping
Cost
Take aposition
Eco-peanuts
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Properties
of
Matter:
Mass,
Volume, Density:
Write Lab
Reports:
written proficiency
The Lorax:
uthors purpose
and technique
Our Synthetic
Seas: academic
listening
Online research: WUPS site
Persuasive
Chemical
Reactions andIndicatorsWebcast-OPC
meeting onmarine debris
Resolution of the OPC on Marine Deb
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Persuasive Letter
Eco-Peanuts
Paragraph 1: Promoteyour product and
create a bond with
your reader.
Paragraph 2: Tell your
reader exactly how youdiscovered this product
Is biodegradable, and
therefore beneficial.
Paragraph 4: Tell yourreader exactly what
you want them to do.
. Paragraph 3: Show your
research. Providefacts, numbers,
and include the cost.
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Paragraph 1I. Introduction
a) Say who you are and why
you are writing.
b) Talk about the product.
c) Mention why this might
interest your reader.
d) Compare yourself to your
reader. How are you the
same?
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Paragraph 2II. Benefits
a) How is this product safer
for the environment than
others like it?
b) How will the ocean benefit?
c) How will ocean life benefit?
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Paragraph 3III. Research
a) How much more do eco-peanuts cost per bag?
b) Do starch peanuts costless if bought in bulk?How much more perbag?
c) On average, what is theprice difference between
starch and plasticpeanuts to send packagesall over the country?
d) Can you put a price onkeeping the environment
clean?
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Paragraph 4
IV. Action
a) Mention what has already
been done (or hasnt been
done).b) Tell reader what they
should do.
c) Add one last reason to do
this.d) Close with Sincerely.
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Key Ideas Integration provides the time needed to
teach all content areas
Key concepts are reviewed and practiced
Lessons are more meaningful and requirehigher-level thinking
Students get excited about learning
Academic success for all students Collaboration is necessary and rewarding
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Hands-On Activity
Fill two plastic cups with Peanut 1 and Peanut2, then measure their mass using the
balance. Record, and compare the
difference.
Fill cup with water and then measure the
volume using a graduated cylinder.
Calculate the density by using the formula:
Mass Volume = Density
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