Abstract
The Earth Day:Forest Watch Program, introduces elementary, middle, and secondary students to field laboratory, and satellite-data analysis methods for assessing the health of Eastern White Pine (Pinus strobus). In this Student-Scientist Partnership program, mathematics, as envisioned in the NCTM Standards, arises naturally and provides opportunities for science-mathematics interdisciplinary student learning. School mathematics becomes the vehicle for students to quantify, represent, analyze, and interpret meaningful, real data.
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Lauten, A.D., Lauten, G.N. Mathematics for the Student Scientist. Journal of Science Education and Technology 7, 45–55 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022584115935
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1023/A:1022584115935