Integrating experiments into cross-curricular chemistry and mathematics tasks

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Výsledek na webu

<a href="https://library.iated.org/view/CECH2025INT" target="_blank" >https://library.iated.org/view/CECH2025INT</a>

DOI - Digital Object Identifier

<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.21125/iceri.2025.1207" target="_blank" >10.21125/iceri.2025.1207</a>

Jazyk výsledku

angličtina

Název v původním jazyce

Integrating experiments into cross-curricular chemistry and mathematics tasks

Popis výsledku v původním jazyce

STEM education promotes the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in helping students develop critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the ability to apply knowledge in real-world contexts. Interdisciplinary approaches within STEM have proven effective in enhancing student engagement and motivation. This paper presents supplementary materials designed to accompany worksheets containing interdisciplinary activities connecting mathematics and chemistry at the lower secondary school level. In these, students engage in solving chemistry-related tasks while highlighting links between the two disciplines through targeted hands-on learning. The supplementary materials include suggestions for widely known school experiments directly aligned with the topics of the worksheets. The first one, focused on chemical equations, features tasks related to the reaction of carbon with oxygen or an unknown oxide. The first reaction is supplemented by the experiment “Why Does the Candle Go Out?”, which requires basic laboratory equipment and limewater to demonstrate reaction conditions. This experiment also offers an opportunity to discuss the risks of carbon monoxide exposure, its properties, and first aid procedures. First aid and safe handling of chemicals comprise one of the core topics in chemistry education. The second worksheet, which explores the physical and chemical properties of a sugar cube, is enhanced by the experiment “Burning Sugar Cube”. Other tasks focus, for example, on reaction centres or natural pH indicators. Finally, students learn about more complex topics such as additive quantities or volume contraction. The chosen activities focus on everyday topics; the teacher feedback then highlights the potential of these supplementary experiments to enrich interdisciplinary teaching by fostering student motivation and eliciting deeper understanding of chemistry concepts.

Název v anglickém jazyce

Integrating experiments into cross-curricular chemistry and mathematics tasks

Popis výsledku anglicky

STEM education promotes the integration of science, technology, engineering, and mathematics in helping students develop critical thinking, problem-solving skills, and the ability to apply knowledge in real-world contexts. Interdisciplinary approaches within STEM have proven effective in enhancing student engagement and motivation. This paper presents supplementary materials designed to accompany worksheets containing interdisciplinary activities connecting mathematics and chemistry at the lower secondary school level. In these, students engage in solving chemistry-related tasks while highlighting links between the two disciplines through targeted hands-on learning. The supplementary materials include suggestions for widely known school experiments directly aligned with the topics of the worksheets. The first one, focused on chemical equations, features tasks related to the reaction of carbon with oxygen or an unknown oxide. The first reaction is supplemented by the experiment “Why Does the Candle Go Out?”, which requires basic laboratory equipment and limewater to demonstrate reaction conditions. This experiment also offers an opportunity to discuss the risks of carbon monoxide exposure, its properties, and first aid procedures. First aid and safe handling of chemicals comprise one of the core topics in chemistry education. The second worksheet, which explores the physical and chemical properties of a sugar cube, is enhanced by the experiment “Burning Sugar Cube”. Other tasks focus, for example, on reaction centres or natural pH indicators. Finally, students learn about more complex topics such as additive quantities or volume contraction. The chosen activities focus on everyday topics; the teacher feedback then highlights the potential of these supplementary experiments to enrich interdisciplinary teaching by fostering student motivation and eliciting deeper understanding of chemistry concepts.

Druh

D - Stať ve sborníku

CEP obor

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OECD FORD obor

50301 - Education, general; including training, pedagogy, didactics [and education systems]

Projekt

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Návaznosti

S - Specificky vyzkum na vysokych skolach

Rok uplatnění

2025

Kód důvěrnosti údajů

S - Úplné a pravdivé údaje o projektu nepodléhají ochraně podle zvláštních právních předpisů

Název statě ve sborníku

ICERI2025 Proceedings

ISBN

978-84-09-78706-7

ISSN

2340-1095

e-ISSN

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Počet stran výsledku

6

Strana od-do

4065-4070

Název nakladatele

IATED

Místo vydání

Sevilla

Místo konání akce

Sevilla

Datum konání akce

10. 11. 2025

Typ akce podle státní příslušnosti

WRD - Celosvětová akce

Kód UT WoS článku

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