Methods Teaching Elem Science.

Catalog description

This is a "hands-on" course that includes the study of how to teach the nature of science, instructional theory and its implications for teaching elementary science, and information on resources/materials for the classroom. Each student will prepare and present lesson plans according to three models for teaching elementary science; experimental, discovery and inquiry. A variety of formal and informal assessment techniques appropriate in science instruction will be discussed. Prerequisite: Level I Admission to Teacher Education, Science requirements for elementary education majors, EDUC 300 and EDUC 376.