Resumen de Celebrating Earth Day with sustainability

Amanda Sibley, Terri L. Kurz, Jorge Garcia (ed. lit.)

• Earth Day presents an annual opportunity to discuss sustainability with students. This article describes a six-week unit that integrated sustainability and mathematics at the intermediate elementary school level. Students explored a topic and identified solutions that would support preserving resources for the betterment of our planet. The iSTEM (Integrating Science Technology Engineering in Mathematics) authors share ideas and activities that stimulate student interest in the integrated fields STEM in K-grade 6 classrooms.