iPad in Education For Dummies, 2nd Edition

Chapter 11

The Mathematical and Scientific iPad

In This Chapter

Defining the nature of science education

Using the iPad as a tool for inquiry, data collection, and analysis

Reviewing some sample science and math lessons using iPads

Discovering additional math and science apps

We tend to split science and humanities as though they were separate branches of life. But no matter what profession we choose — artist, plumber, historian, or salesman — we all use some form of scientific inquiry in our daily lives. We learn about the world around us through the same vehicles of experimentation, trial, error, and experience. We use methods of scientific inquiry to learn experientially.

Today’s interconnected world demands that the doctor, engineer, pharmacist, and scientist increasingly master skills that used to be classified within the domain of the arts. Skills such as communication, presentation, effective writing, among others, are now vital to all walks of life. In addition, scientific inquiry, critical thinking, exploration, and experimentation have never been more important skills ...