News Stories on Creative Integration
Birds Tune In to Keep Their Songs Note Perfect (NewScientist.com)
A new study reveals that birds are not preprogrammed to sing their songs; instead they listen closely to their tunes to keep their songs note perfect.
http://www.newscientist.com/article/dn10112-birds-tune-in-to-keep-their-songs-note-perfect.html
Stone Reveals Ancient Writing System (MSNBC.com)
On an ancient stone, scientists discover the first, clear evidence of writing in the New World.
http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/14834538
Picturing to Learn Makes Science Visual (NSTA Reports)
A new program encourages students to create drawings from the concepts they learn from science class lectures.
http://www.nsta.org/main/news/stories/nsta_story.php?news_story_ID=52705
Science and Literacy—A Natural Integration (NSTA Reports)
Researchers collaborate to develop curriculum units that provide students with learning opportunities in reading and writing embedded in inquiry–based science activities.
http://www.nsta.org/main/news/stories/nsta_story.php?news_story_ID=52301
Crafty Geometry (Science News)
College mathematicians knit and crochet concrete physical models of hard-to-visualize mathematical objects.