Methods of Elementary 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 500 and EDUC 576 . Because this is an upper division course, expectations for student performance is at an advanced level. Evaluation of course requirements is more rigorous than at the lower division section of this course.