Observe, Explain, Connect

Like science, poetry often involves a high level of abstraction in language and ideas, requiring specific critical-thinking skills and promoting interaction. Casteel and Isom (1994) acknowledge, "The literacy processes are the means by which science content is learned because content informatio...

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Published inScience and children Vol. 51; no. 8; pp. 31 - 34
Main Authors Vardell, Sylvia M, Wong, Janet S
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Abingdon National Science Teachers Association 01.04.2014
Taylor & Francis Ltd
Subjects
Curriculum Enrichment
Elementary Education
Interdisciplinary Approach
Language arts
Learning
Lesson Plans
Poetry
Science Curriculum
Science education
Science Instruction
Scientific Literacy
Teaching Methods
Unified Studies Curriculum
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Summary:Like science, poetry often involves a high level of abstraction in language and ideas, requiring specific critical-thinking skills and promoting interaction. Casteel and Isom (1994) acknowledge, "The literacy processes are the means by which science content is learned because content information is rooted in written and oral language" (p. 540). Infusing poetry into the science curriculum can serve to jump-start or introduce a topic, present examples of terminology or concepts, provide closure that is concept-rich, or extend a science topic further. This article describes an interdisciplinary lesson using poetry and science that highlights the parallels of the disciplines while developing literacy.
ISSN:0036-8148
1943-4812
DOI:10.2505/4/sc14_051_08_31