Considering the a in STEAM-building the micro and Macro models.
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| Title: | Considering the a in STEAM-building the micro and Macro models. |
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| Authors: | Sumrall, William J.1 (AUTHOR) sumrall@olemiss.edu |
| Source: | Science Activities. 2025, Vol. 62 Issue 1, p17-25. 9p. |
| Subject Terms: | *Educators, *Language arts, Scientific language, Mathematical forms, Acronyms |
| Abstract: | When educators started incorporating the letter A into the STEM acronym to form STEAM some science educators had reservations. Seen from a western, rationalistic way of knowing (Colucci-Gray et al. 2017, 23) the STEM community had detractors regarding the idea of integrating art into science. Hence, scientific language is often thought of as being limited to structured, mathematical forms, while the arts' languages are intuitive and characterized by esthetic quality (Garoian and Mathews 1996, 194). This article describes a science educator's changing beliefs regarding the need for art in STEM and how it led to the creation of an art activity that helps bridge the gap between math, science, and engineering. Specifically, students are involved in creating dioramas to NGSS- MS-LS2-2- Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems. Ratios/proportions and using a spreadsheet for accuracy and speed of calculations are additional concepts discussed within the article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| Abstract: | When educators started incorporating the letter A into the STEM acronym to form STEAM some science educators had reservations. Seen from a western, rationalistic way of knowing (Colucci-Gray et al. 2017, 23) the STEM community had detractors regarding the idea of integrating art into science. Hence, scientific language is often thought of as being limited to structured, mathematical forms, while the arts' languages are intuitive and characterized by esthetic quality (Garoian and Mathews 1996, 194). This article describes a science educator's changing beliefs regarding the need for art in STEM and how it led to the creation of an art activity that helps bridge the gap between math, science, and engineering. Specifically, students are involved in creating dioramas to NGSS- MS-LS2-2- Construct an explanation that predicts patterns of interactions among organisms across multiple ecosystems. Ratios/proportions and using a spreadsheet for accuracy and speed of calculations are additional concepts discussed within the article. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR] |
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| ISSN: | 00368121 |
| DOI: | 10.1080/00368121.2024.2378848 |
