Co-Splitting Fraction and Angle Measures of a Circle to Reason About Lunar Phases

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Abstract

Extensive research on integrated STEM education has shown that mathematics is usually underrepresented compared to the other disciplines. Our research group aimed to design instructional modules that provide a more balanced focus on each of the disciplines. In this paper, we present our findings from a module we designed that engaged students in dynamic digital tasks exploring the science phenomenon of lunar phases and the mathematics of angle measurement, covariation, and co-splitting. Our results indicate how the two disciplines can be integrated to support students’ forms of both mathematical and scientific reasoning further.

Authors

• Amanda Provost, Montclair State University
  Presenting Author

• Nicole Panorkou, Montclair State University
  Presenting Author