Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary Schoo... - 9780415572040

Cross-Curricular Teaching and Learning in the Secondary School... MathematicsAuthor(s): Robert Ward-Penny\nFormat: Paperback\nPublisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd, United Kingdom\nImprint: Routledge\nISBN-13: 9780415572040, 978-0415572040\nSynopsis\nWhy is cross-curricular work so valuable in the mathematics classroom?\n\nWhy can pupils sometimes draw graphs in mathematics but not in science?\n\nWhat might mathematics teachers learn from the performing arts?\n\nCross-curricular approaches have much to offer the modern mathematics classroom. They can help teachers to present mathematics as a growing, relevant discipline that is central to much of modern life, and help learners to make sense of what they are doing and why. New contexts, new technology and new qualifications all make this an exciting time to be a cross-curricular teacher of mathematics.\n\nBut cross-curricular approaches are not always straightforward. Skills do not always transfer easily from one subject area to the oth.