4.11A+Integration+Ideas

=4.11A Integration Ideas=

Science and Graphing Integration idea- As part of your recycling unit, combine math graphing with a desired outcome - a clean desk! Have students pull out items in their desk and categorize. (ex: paper, broken pencils, books, etc.) Then they can decide whether the materials can be reduced, reused, or recycled (or just taken home where it may belong!) You may want to discuss ways a broken crayon or pencil can be reused instead of simply throwing it in the garbage. Students are asked to weigh or mass how much they have collected as a group for each category. Ask each student to then graph the results (weight/mass in pounds/grams) of what the class found in their desks.

Music/theater arts- This website talks about a teacher who uses chants and stomps to helps students remember the difference between area and perimeter. This may be an idea for the music teacher. What if the students create their own chant, stamp, or act that would demonstrate the difference between perimeter and area. []

Art- Teacher could talk about mosaics and how one would have to find the area of the space that needs to be filled. []

Bulletin Board idea for perimeter. The one pictured is a bit too simplistic for 4th grade, but I think the premise is a good one, especially with the measuring tools in a cup that is attached. []