Math, Science, and Models

by: Molly Weinburgh and Cecilia Silva

Fourth-grade students express erosion understanding in an interdisciplinary way. The authors describe the use of different forms of 2- and 3-D models to show students how, when, and why scientists and mathematicians use models.

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Type Journal ArticlePub Date 9/1/2011Stock # sc11_049_01_58Volume 049Issue 01

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