What is integration?

lessons in math and ecosystems, climate understand the This theme allows and lakes), values
science by studying change, renewable cultural and societal students to see how education
patterns in nature, or energy, pollution, implications of scientific knowledge (preserving water
Integration, in the linking social studies and biodiversity. sustainable living. and social policies resources), and art
context of education, and language arts by They can learn about must work hand in (creating a diagram
is a teaching and having students write the impact of human Example: hand to address real- or illustration of the
learning approach essays about activities on the world environmental water cycle). This
where different historical events. environment and A project-based challenges. holistic approach
subjects or This approach helps study ways to reduce learning activity on ensures that students
disciplines are learners connect carbon footprints, this theme could · Integration as a not only understand
connected and what they are conserve resources, involve students holistic view of the subject matter
combined to enhance studying to their and develop investigating local teaching and but also appreciate
student everyday lives, sustainable environmental issues, learning: its relevance to other
understanding and increasing the technologies. such as deforestation In this view, areas of life.
make learning more relevance and depth or water pollution. In integration means
cohesive. Instead of of their In Social Science: **Science**, they that students learn in · · Integration as
teaching subjects in understanding. Students can might collect data on a way that connects an approach to
isolation, integration examine the social, the health of knowledge, values, curriculum design:
involves linking A theme that can be economic, and ecosystems, while in and skills from In curriculum design,
knowledge, skills, effectively political dimensions **Social Science**, various subjects. The subjects are not
and values from incorporated with of environmental they could research curriculum is not taught in isolation
various fields, both **Science** conservation. They how different taught in isolation; but are integrated
creating a more and **Social can learn about communities and rather, concepts from around common
holistic learning Science** is historical events governments are different disciplines themes. These
experience. The goal Sustainability and related to responding to these are woven together themes provide a
is to help students Environmental industrialization and challenges. Together, to help students see cohesive way to
see relationships Conservation. environmental students can propose the interconnections structure learning.
between ideas and degradation, explore action plans that between what they For instance, a theme
apply their learning How it works: policies on climate incorporate both are learning. For like "Sustainability"
in meaningful, real- action, study the role scientific solutions example, a lesson on could be the central
world contexts. In Science: Students of governments and and social the water cycle in topic for various
can explore the international considerations, such science can be subjects. In science,
For example, scientific aspects of organizations in as public awareness integrated with students could study
integration could sustainability, such protecting the campaigns or policy geography the effects of
involve combining as understanding environment, and suggestions. (understanding rivers pollution on
ecosystems; in more relevant and method of teaching. Curriculum design is - Assessment
mathematics, they relatable. For This can be seen in the process of methods (how
could calculate the example, when how different planning and learning will be
carbon footprint of teaching fractions in learning areas are organizing what measured).
different human math, the teacher intertwined through students will learn in
activities; in social could use a common various projects or school. It involves There are different
studies, they might experience such as tasks. For example, deciding the content, approaches to
explore the impact of sharing food (e.g., in a project-based subjects, and skills curriculum design,
environmental pizza slices) to learning activity, that should be taught, such as subject-
policies on society; illustrate the concept students might create as well as how the centered, learner-
and in language arts, of fractions. Students a community garden. lessons will be centered, and theme-
they could write might then use what In science, they learn structured and based, depending on
persuasive essays on they learned to solve about plants and delivered. The goal the goals and needs
ways to promote problems involving ecosystems; in math, is to create a learning of the students.
sustainability. This the division of they measure plots path that helps
thematic integration resources in and calculate costs; students develop
helps students see everyday life, in social studies, knowledge, skills,
the broader helping them to see they explore the and values in a
application of their how mathematical history of agriculture logical, effective
learning across concepts apply in their community; way.
multiple disciplines. outside of the in language, they
classroom. This write reports or Curriculum design
practical connection presentations about also considers
fosters deeper their project. By factors like:
Integration in understanding and integrating subjects - Learning objectives
instruction by retention of the in this way, the K-12 (what students
connecting lessons material. curriculum aims to should know or be
to learners’ develop well- able to do).
experiences: · · Integration in rounded students - How subjects will
When integration is the K-12 who can apply their be integrated or
applied in instruction, Curriculum: knowledge and skills connected.
it means linking The K-12 curriculum in real-world - The sequence of
lessons to students' in the Philippines situations. lessons (what comes
own experiences, encourages first, next, and so on).
making learning integration as a