Teaching Elementary Science

Catalog description

Restriction(s): Admission to the Professional Program in Elementary Education Corequisite(s): EDEL 342 EDEL 488 focuses on developing instructional strategies for teaching science content as a means for achieving scientific literacy and understanding science inquiry. A broad range of science content is explored in the context of the NSES strands Nature of Science, Science as Inquiry, Science and Technology, and Science in Personal and Social Perspectives. Candidates are exposed to a variety of science teaching models with an emphasis on constructivism and integrated instruction in a community context. Throughout the course, class work is connected to the field experience. Semester(s) Offered: Fall, Spring