An integrated house project: Bringing science and other learning areas together.

Year 8 students at the Australian Islamic School in Perth, Western Australia were required to research, plan, design and build a small-scale house with a working electrical lighting system as part of their science assessment in Term 3 of 2005. The project integrated the teaching areas of science, mathematics, English, society and environment, Arabic, Islamic Studies and physical education. Students wrote a report and presented their house for display in their classroom at the conclusion of the topic. The purpose of this paper is to examine the implementation of the project and evaluate the outcomes in terms of student attitudes and understanding of the science underpinning the project. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]