PHYSICS AND CHEMISTRY FOR ELEMENTARY EDUCATORS

Catalog description

Designed especially for the prospective elementary teacher, this course investigates the basic principles of physics and chemistry including matter, physical and chemical properties, energy, motion, light, atomic structure, bonding, solutions, and chemical reactions. The inter-dependence of chemistry and physics will be emphasized, and lectures and labs will examine physical science concepts such as conservation of energy through real-world examples including renewable and nonrenewable resources and their use in society, global warming, kitchen science, and the automobile. This course is intended for non-science majors.