@I love teaching with using an integrated curriculum approach utilizing STEM. Please join me is discussing different ways you integrate curriculum to keep students engaged in what would otherwise seem like a boring topic.
Fabulous conversation starter @lharting One of my latest favourite integrated units recently was 'Our World of Patterns'.
Our essential question was 'How do patterns make up our world?'
This was a 10 week investigation with grades 3/4 and involved every curriculum area. We had microscopes set up to explore patterns up close in insects wings, Algebra, number patterns, Fibonacci, Sierpinski and Pythagoras got a look in with maths, poetry and spelling patterns were enjoyed during english, designs created for art installations, choreography patterns created for dance, games invented for physical education, patterns that famous artists used in their art, and an exhibition to culminate sharing learning and project creations with peers, younger students, older classes, and parents.
We spent time initially exploring patterns. Making patterns using links on our LMS. We collected patterns that were from the four science; Biological sciences, Chemical sciences, Earth and space sciences and Physical sciences. We collected patterns from around Australia and her neighbouring countries, patterns made by famous artists,, mathematical patterns and word patterns.
Our LMS was used to great effect to discuss, problem solve, learn from videos, share learning, and display work.
Some cool links we used were:
https://www.tmag.tas.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0009/129969/Pattern_Play_Teachers_guide.pdf
https://beautifulnow.is/discover/arts-design/bn-faves-the-nature-art-and-science-of-doodles
http://www.eworkshop.on.ca/edu/resources/guides/Guide_Patterning_and_Algebra_456.pdf
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Patterns Game: Patterns activities
Some ideas we wanted to explore:
