Comment A few ideas (Score 1) 434
As for ideas on how to relate English to math and science subjects, I think it's more about promoting inquiry and analysis than about learning math or science directly. Here are a few ideas that I don't think have been mentioned so far:
*Current Events: Have your students read a news article on or related to a math/science topic, then write about it and/or discuss with the class. Incorporating technology topics would probably be useful here, to hopefully spark their interest. Events could even be historical if you so desire.
*Health/Nutrition/Medicine: Valuable subject matter for them to know, and involves scientific research as well as statistics. I don't know what kind of math your students are taking but basic prob/stat material could be incorporated. The Double Helix might work here too, or just genetics-related material in general.
*Business/Economics: I don't know how accessible this would be to your students, but some might be interested in the stock market, or someday owning their own businesses. Might be handled better with group discussion or assignments. You could ask them to learn about successful math/science/technology related companies, or historical phenomena such as the Depression or the Industrial Revolution.
*The Scientific Method: This is two-fold - You could have students learn and write about the scientific method directly. But more than that, you could ask students to form hypotheses (scientific or otherwise) and gather evidence to support or refute them, then use this evidence to move from hypothesis to thesis.
I think the possibilities here are very broad, and that you shouldn't worry too much if you can't think of a way to relate things directly to math and science. If you can encourage students to think about what they are reading and articulate their thoughts in an organized fashion, you will have done a hell of a job.
