Assignment 1- Example of integration
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en Roma - Tuesday, 10 December 2024, 11:07 PM
Hi Everyone, please see below an example of integration.
Remember that we are not looking for deep integration compared to what you could do with primary school aged children. If your idea allows
for deep integration, then go for it.
This activity is "Ice Cube Art” from: https:/littlebinsforlittlehands.com/steam-activities
For this activity, you can integrate science, art and maths.
For maths, you can incorporate patterns and counting. The children can create patterns of different coloured ice cubes e.g. red, blue yellow, red
lue yellow OR red, red, blue, blue etc. For counting, they can count how many red, green, blue etc there are. For grouping (which for later years
leads to multiplication and division), they can group all the reds, all the blues, all the yellows etc and count how many are in each group. The
students can also create groups where each grouping has equal numbers of different coloured ice.
For science, you are investigating liquid to solid and solid to liquid.
For art, the students can use the cubes to create different coloured streaks on a piece of paper to create an abstract work.
An example of deeply integrated subjects is below. Please note that for deeper integration, the learning experiences usually take time over an
extended period - a few weeks, a month, a couple of months etc.
Integrating science, maths and engineering...
Children will create a fruit and vegetable garden (you will need to modify things so that t's age appropriate).
For maths, you can use rulers or measuring tapes to demonstrate length and area. You can figure out with the students how many rows you can
make and how many fruits/vegetables can fit into each row. You can figure out the patterning of fruit/vegetables. You can figure out the prices of
uying seed packets/plants/seedlings etc. and how much it will cost
For engineering, its the creation of the actual garden and setting t all up.
For science, you can learn about the life cycle of plants.
For technology. the students can use an iPad to record themselves describing how they created the garden and the steps they took. They can
also take photos of their own plant using the iPad and take photos over a period of time to show the growth happening.
There are many ideas you can use for deep integration. Think creatively.
Regards, (@w
This assignment will be 1800 words and will require 3 learning plans. The 3 learning plans don't need to have a connection with each other. If
You want to connect them, you can. However, you can also keep them as separate lessons. Please write the learning plans with enough detail, so
that if a substitute teacher were to come to your room and read your plan, they should be able to teach it based on the details you have
provided.
Please note that you will be working in pairs, however you each will be submitting an individual assignment. You will collaborate together and
your learning plans will be similar, but they will not be exactly the same.
Your plans need to show an integration of at least 2 subject areas. Please read through the document for further clarification. We are not
‘expecting deep integration as you would at a primary school level.
We are also not expecting you to come up with your own ideas or create new lessons. If you can, that would be fantastic, however it is not
necessary. There are many lesson ideas freely available on the internet. Use these to help inspire you for the learning plans and think about
Ways you can integrate at least 2 subject areas with these ideas. Some websites you could visit are:
https:
www.education.com
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hittps:
www.parents.com/kids/education/math-and-science/5-fun-stem-crafts-for-kids
https:
my
ightwheel.com
log/steam-activities-for-preschoolers
https:/littlebinsforlittiehands.com/steam-activities
https:
taminglittlemonsters.com/the-best-stem-experiments-for-toddlers
hitps:
www. rasmussen edu/degrees/education
log/simple-stem-activities-for-kids
There are many more websites including ideas from Pinterest.
Please note that you are not allowed to copy-paste or just slightly change the details of existing ideas/lessons from the internet as this is
plagiarism. You have to paraphrase and substantially change the content, so that it does not become plagiarism. For this assignment. you are
also not allowed to copy existing resources/worksheets for that specific lesson if they exist. You have to create your own if you would like to
include these as part of the assignment submission.
If you are taking an idea from an existing lesson, please make sure to acknowledge this. In the "Topic and Rationale" section of your learning
plan, please write the name of the site and the web address. For example, you can write something like: Lesson idea inspired by The Little
Learners Village - www.thelittlelearnersvillage.com.au/2468
Iwill create another post that will show how you can integrate a couple of subject areas using one of the ideas from the above websites.
Regards,
‘Wa
en Roma