Teaching Science in the Elementary Classroom

Catalog description

Teaching Science in the Elementary Classroom course; This course focuses on understanding and developing phenomena and an inquiry-based model of science instruction based on national and state Next Generation Science Standards (NGSS), at the elementary school level. Students will critically examine the principles of the 5E and 3-dimensional models of teaching, promote active learning, develop science lesson plans, and develop NGSS and performance-based assessments. In addition, students will explore early computer science (CS) and computational thinking to design. Current research findings about how students learn science and engineering design, candidates will develop an understanding of teaching and learning related to science, computer science, and STEAM disciplines at the elementary level.