Enriching the Teaching of Biology with Mathematical Concepts

• Published in: The American biology teacher Vol. 69; no. 4; pp. 205 - 209
• Main Author: Andersen, Janet
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Reston National Association of Biology Teachers 01.04.2007; University of California Press; University of California Press Books Division
• Subjects: Antibodies; Antigens; Binding sites; Biology; Cellular biology; Cytology; Educational Facilities Improvement; Electric currents; Electric fields; Enzymes; Evaluation; Gels; Higher Education; Immune system; Interdisciplinary Approach; Interdisciplinary approach (Education); Interdisciplinary approach in education; Iron sulfides; Mathematical Aptitude; Mathematical Concepts; Mathematics; Mathematics education; Mathematics Instruction; Microbiology; Middle School Students; Middle Schools; Molecular Biology; Molecular weight; New York; Plasmids; Platonic solids; Pyrite; Science education; Science Instruction; Sciences education; Scientific Concepts; Secondary Schools; Sodium chloride; Study and teaching; Symmetry; Teaching; Teaching Methods; Undergraduate Students; Viruses; Visual Aids; New York; United States

Secondary school educators are told to teach more mathematics and science to their students to help them become more proficient in the two subjects. Coordination of mathematics and science teaching is recognized as another means of improving proficiency. The National Science Foundation has funded th...