Classroom Project for Math and Science

JD Malone writes today about a MS classroom project that blends science and math and gives students a good understanding of how these apply to real-life situations (read the article here).

MS teachers Tim Cunningham (science) and Bill Nelson (math) in cooperation with Trout Unlimited received a tank, trout eggs, and added a web cam for a project that allowed students to see the fish hatch and grow. The fish will then be released into the wild. Throughout the project students have checked and adjust the chemicals in the water.

Cunningham said the project mingles science concepts of ecology, biology and experimentation with math lessons on ratios, formulas and charts

And he added, "Just getting the kids interested made the project well worth it,"

Sounds like a great project with many real life applications so the kids can better understand the textbook teachings.