Jules Verne i ämnesöverskridande undervisning på gymnasiet : Hur en av de första science fiction-författarna kan användas i ämnesöverskridande undervisning och med koppling till skolans värdegrund

Interdisciplinary education is something that has become much more common in schools over the years. Jan Nilsson (2007) describes Interdisciplinary education as thematic education. He points out how interdisciplinary education tends to mix multiple subjects – like arts, biology and English – together to create a whole. In this study focus has been placed on two novels written by French author Jules Verne, and how these two novels can be used in interdisciplinary education where Swedish as a subject is included. The two novels are 2000 leagues under the sea and Journey to the centre of the Earth. Subject areas discussed together with Swedish are mankind’s relationship with Mother Nature and science, as well as how the two novels can be connected to the basic values of the school system. The study has concluded that the two selected novels by Jules Verne are applicable together with interdisciplinary education, both in regard to the subject “Nature” and “Science,” as well “the basic values the of school system.” This is because 2000 leagues under the sea and Journey to the centre of the Earth, on multiple occasions throughout the novels, include scenes, quotes and plot twists where subjects like “Nature” and “basic values” which can provide material for classroom discussion