The BioMath Connection (BMC) & Integrating Mathematics and Biology (IMB) Projects
What is the BioMath Connection (BMC) Project?
BMC was a pioneering project linking biology and mathematics in the high schools. It
provided an opportunity for high school teachers, writers, researchers, and
others to get in on the ground floor of developing innovative classroom
materials. The materials consist of 15 modules that can be flexibly adapted for
use in a variety of courses at a variety of grade levels in both biology and
mathematics. The project was run by
DIMACS at Rutgers University in collaboration with the Consortium for
Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) and Colorado
State University (CSU).
What is Integrating Mathematics and Biology (IMB)?
IMB follows up the BMC project by developing the BMC modules into a textbook that will be the cornerstone of a new biomathematics course for high school seniors. The BMC modules are being expanded into units, each with several lessons. Five new units are also being developed to augment the existing BMC units. Each unit can be covered in a week with extensions to the second week depending on student and teacher interest. The units are being written by teams of writers with the Consortium for Mathematics and its Applications (COMAP) once again taking the lead in managing the writing.
IMB Project Activities:
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Developing, testing, and implementing an innovative mix of fifteen biomath instructional modules for grades 9-12.
Developing, testing and implementing a new biomath course for high school seniors.
Expanding the fifteen BMC modules into textbook units, developing and testing five additional units to be combined with the previous fifteen units into a textbook for the course.
Hosting workshops to assist authors in writing the modules/units and teachers in teaching them.
Widely disseminating the materials we create.
IMB Project Goals:
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Broadening understanding of the new intersection between mathematics and biology,
Producing materials that that take advantage of unique opportunities for interactive learning,
Making biomathematics relevant to students by offering examples that show its use woven throughout daily life.
Widely disseminating IMB materials.
Download BMC-IMB Flyer
Download Biology Teacher Journal article about the BMC-IMB project
This material is based in part upon work supported by the National Science
Foundation under
Grant Number NSF DRL-1020166. Any opinions, findings, and conclusions or
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