Undergraduate College Catalog

EDUC 415 Methods: Elementary Science

An overview of elementary science education-history, issues, state and national standards. Standards-based instruction for elementary science will be examined and applied. Emphasis is given to problem-solving strategies with manipulatives, visuals, and instructional technologies. Topics include the nature of science, critical thinking and questioning techniques, and designing a guided discovery (inquiry) based science unit and instructional technologies. 

Credits

3

Prerequisites

Admission to teacher education; EDUC 202; EDUC 316; EDUC 313; EDUC 303; EDUC 306

Corequisites

EDUC305; EDUC 301; KNS 261; EDUC 398 or EDUC 399

Offered

Spring