Math and ScienceIn 21st Century Education

Role in 21st Century EducationTechnology and 21st Century Learning allows

students to learn mathematics and sciences from a more digitalized and technology based form.

Definitions

• The ability to evaluate information based on its sources and the methods used to generate it.

• Math in 21st Century Education• Reason with numbers and other mathematical concepts

• Science in 21st Century Education• Evaluate scientific arguments and apply conclusions

Example- Blowing Balloons

• Students will work in groups on this science experiment

• Students will use mathematic skills to measure 40 mL of water in a bottle then to add a teaspoon of baking soda into bottle then stir

• The students then will group decided amount of lemon juice into the bottle and quickly cover the top of the bottle with the balloon

• The group with the biggest balloon wins

BlogsStudents will work in groups to produce a blog on

how they think the experiment will turn out.

YouTubeStudents will watch YouTube videos on the effects

of baking soda and lemon juice as well as the experiment

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y4meoFPPsaA

Students will also film their own experiment to put on YouTube

Podcasts

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Students will record a podcast of their lab report

Pinterest

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Students will then use Pinterest to look up other experiments using baking soda

Additional Technology Overview

• Smart Board

• Introduction to units with relevant TedTalks

• Social Media

• Smart Phone Fridays

• Class YouTube

• peer-to-peer learning

• graded on performance

• Blogs

• promotes critical thinking

• involves non-science thinkers

• multidisciplinary

• STEM challenges by NASA

Why is math and science important?

• Studying and engaging students in math and science can benefit the economy

• Promote more jobs in America

• Science and math is used throughout daily life

• Diverse and well rounded individual

• Creativity

• Critical Thinking

• Problem Solving

• Communication

• Collaboration

Conclusion

• Centers around the importance of learning science and math

• promotes choice of STEM career

• provides a pathway for students to DO.

Work Cited

• http://online.wsj.com/ad/article/mathscience-rising

• http://voices.washingtonpost.com/answer-sheet/alfie-kohn/stem-sell-are-math-science-rea.html

• http://www.sciencekids.co.nz/experiments/inflatingballoons.html

• http://www.edits.net/component/content/article/20/144-industry-importance-of-math-and-science-in-education.html

Works Cited Continued

• http://www.nasa.gov/offices/education/programs/national/summer/NASASTEMchallenges/main/#.U2HFfYFdUuc

• Blanco, Harold. CI 350 at Marshall University.

• http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/P21_Math_Map.pdf

• http://www.p21.org/storage/documents/21stcskillsmap_science.pdf

• http://www.imls.gov/about/21st_century_skills_list.aspx

• “The nation that out-educates us today is going to out-compete us tomorrow.”

-President Obama