For teachers of grades five through eight, this resource presents 20 modifiable activities that connect science and math, in the areas of general, physical, chemical, earth, and life sciences, as well as visual arts, social sciences, and language arts. Activities are hands-on, discovery-based and academically rigorous and are linked to National Science Education Standards and the National Council of Teachers of Mathematics Standards. They are meant to be relevant to students, collaborative and interactive, problem-based, and cross-disciplinary. Each activity includes background information, grade level, time required, a list of materials, connections to standards, safety considerations, instructions, discussion questions, and assessment techniques. They do not require subject area expertise. Annotation ©2009 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)
