Energy Monitoring: Powerful Connections between Math, Science, and Community

Autor/inn/en	Farrin, Lynn; Mokros, Jan
Titel	Energy Monitoring: Powerful Connections between Math, Science, and Community
Quelle	In: Science Scope, 36 (2012) 3, S.23-28 (6 Seiten) PDF als Volltext Verfügbarkeit
Sprache	englisch
Dokumenttyp	gedruckt; online; Zeitschriftenaufsatz
ISSN	0887-2376
Schlagwörter	Energy; Graphs; Middle School Students; Investigations; Middle Schools; Science Education; Science Instruction; Mathematics Education; Mathematics Instruction; Pretests Posttests; Computer Uses in Education; Computers + Suchen Sie Ihr Suchwort? Energie; Grafische Darstellung; Middle school; Middle schools; Student; Students; Mittelschule; Mittelstufenschule; Schüler; Schülerin; Untersuchung; Naturwissenschaftliche Bildung; Teaching of science; Science education; Natural sciences Lessons; Naturwissenschaftlicher Unterricht; Mathematische Bildung; Mathematics lessons; Mathematikunterricht; Computernutzung; Digitalrechner
Abstract	Middle school students need to know about energy concepts and how they can reduce their energy use. New energy-monitoring tools provide powerful opportunities for students to engage in authentic investigations rich in the science practices described in "A Framework for K-12 Science Education" (NRC 2012), while at the same time advancing their knowledge about energy and learning the mathematics of data that describe change over time. Analyzing, interpreting, and basing decisions on the wealth of energy data increasingly available to homeowners is rooted in mathematical, scientific, and communal questions. Herein lies the challenge--in terms of mathematics, middle school students often have difficulty with the related processes of measuring, visualizing, analyzing, and interpreting data. They may have learned units of measurement without understanding what they mean, and have typically learned to plot data points on a graph without understanding how a graph helps a person "tell the story of the data." This article discusses energy-monitoring activities for middle school math and science, as well as their impact on students' learning. (Contains 2 figures and 7 online resources.) (ERIC).
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Erfasst von	ERIC (Education Resources Information Center), Washington, DC
Update	2017/4/10