JoinBands to Books: Connecting Literature to Experimental Design
This interdisciplinary unit of study on the inquiry process and experimental design that seamlessly integrates math, science, and reading using a rubber band cannon. The authors begin by describing a series of interrelated curricular engagements that make up the unit. Throughout, they share samples of student work. Lastly, they describe some lessons learned and discuss both problems and pleasures of creating and implementing an interdisciplinary curriculum at the middle level.